Between August 7 and 29, Senior Scientific Observer Guillermo Carrasco Cisternas, who works at the IFOP Talcahuano headquarters as part of the institution’s Sampling Management Department (DGM), will participate in the cruise “Global Assessment Campaign of Hake (Merluccius hubbsi) Abundance. Area between 41°S and...
With a fair focused on environmental protection, the traveling magazine “Cambalache” from the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) arrived at UPLA to present its ninth edition, dedicated to ocean preservation and the importance of marine species. In this new issue, the magazine...
In Fuzhou, China, a delegation from the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) participated in the “Conference on Innovation and Science in Fisheries” (ICFIS 2025), held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. The conference was organized by the Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences; the Yellow Sea...
The event took place at INIDEP facilities, with the participation of authorities and scientific teams from both countries. On Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8, the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) hosted an important international cooperation meeting in marine...
Puerto Montt, with the goal of improving communication and facilitating access to timely information on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), which arise from the red tide monitoring and research programs carried out by the Center for Harmful Algal Studies (CREAN) of the Fisheries Development Institute...
Cochamó, as part of a collaboration with the Technical Training Support Objective of the “Comprehensive Aquaculture Development Program for Artisanal Fishermen and Small-Scale Aquaculturists. Stage VIII,” a specialized mussel farming class was held for third- and fourth-year students at Juan Soler Manfredini Fronter High...
On July 29, the scientific vessel Abate Molina set sail from the Port of Valparaíso to conduct a hydroacoustic survey of the continental shelf, between the northern border of the Coquimbo Region and the Los Ríos Region, to determine the common hake stock. The...
On July 23, students and graduates from the Professional School of Fisheries Engineering at the National University of Moquegua, Ilo Campus (Peru), conducted an academic visit to the Regional Headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) in Arica. The activity, coordinated with the support...
Between July 21 and 25, 2025, the Hydroacoustic Specialists of the Institute of Fishing Development of Chile (FOP) and of the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) met in Valparaíso, in order to estimate the biomass of the shared stock of Width (Empharulis Ringens) in southern...
Artisanal king crab (Lithodes santolla) fishing takes place between July 1 and November 30 of each year. It is an activity of great economic and social importance for the region and the country, as it is a crustacean highly prized in global gastronomy for...
The project, financed by the Chile-Mexico Fund and implemented by the public institutes IFOP and IMIPAS, incorporates the principles of gender equality, inclusion, aquaculture and fisheries technology training, and climate change. Santiago, July 2025. A total of 33 people, including members of the Benthic...
Today, July 10, 2025, at the Palacio de la Moneda, the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, signed into law the new Fisheries Fractionation Law. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic, the Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau, the Undersecretary of...
On Wednesday, June 25, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held a virtual workshop to disseminate the results of the program “Determination and Surveillance of Caligus rogercresseyi Resistance to Antiparasitics Used in National Salmon Farming. Stage VIII (2024–2025),” an initiative that seeks to strengthen technical...
More than 220 specialists from 30 countries gathered in Iceland to exchange experiences, challenges, and advances in scientific observation and fisheries monitoring programs. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) senior researchers Erick Gaete and Marcelo San Martín, both members of the Fisheries Assessment Department, participated in...
Senior Researcher Nancy Barahona and Inter-Senior Researcher Paulo Mora attended. Since 2023, the Artisanal Fishing and Aquaculture Unit of the Patagonian Ecosystem Research Center (CIEP) has been studying some benthic marine species in the Aysén Region, which are important for artisanal fishing, such as...
