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 48°S (Southern Effective),” which will be carried out by the National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) of Argentina.
This activity is being carried out within the context of the Collaboration Agreement between IFOP and INIDEP, and corresponds to the first stage of the “Scientific Observer Exchange Program” between the two institutions.
This collaboration aims to contribute to the professional development of Scientific Observers from both nations, as well as to provide an incentive for this group of workers, generating motivation and enthusiasm. This experience undoubtedly allows Scientific Observers to internationalize skills and specializations that contribute to achieving the highest standards in fisheries observation, promoting the productivity and quality of the data collected, and also contributing to a pleasant and motivating work environment.
Guillermo will sail from Mar del Plata on the Fisheries and Oceanographic Research (BIPO) vessel Víctor Angelescu to participate in the first 22-day phase of the campaign. The chief scientist of this cruise is Dr. Gustavo Álvarez Colombo, whose main objectives are to estimate the biomass, abundance, distribution, and concentration areas of hake in the southern basin; determine the length and age structure of hake and pollock (Genypterus blacodes); and delimit the concentration and distribution areas of associated demersal resources such as pollock, nototenia, squid, spider crab, shrimp, and chondrichthyans.
In this regard, IFOP Executive Director Gonzalo Pereira Puchy stated, “Guillermo Carrasco’s embarkation on INIDEP’s main research vessel, the “Victor Angelescu,” is an important milestone in the cooperation between the Fisheries Research Institutions of Argentina and Chile. It should also be noted that the start of the research cruise coincided with the signing of two new cooperation agreements between INIDEP and IFOP, one of which relates specifically to the exchange of scientific observers.”
The General Coordinator of the DGM, Mg. Gonzalo Muñoz Herrera, added that this type of event strengthens ties between institutions with the same principles, mission, and vision for the sustainability of fishery resources and their ecosystems, along with building strong and mutually beneficial professional relationships for both research institutes.
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