On January 21, the research vessel Dra. Barbieri departed from the Port of Valparaíso. For 27 days, IFOP professionals and technicians will monitor the anchovy recruitment process during the closed season between the Arica and Parinacota Region and the Antofagasta Region.
The ship’s captain is Jorge Acevedo, and the cruise leader is fisheries engineer Francisco Leiva.
Specific Objectives:
- Measure the size structure (cm) of the anchovy sampled during the closed season.
- Determine the percentage of recruited anchovy specimens (≤11.5 cm total length (TL)) in the surveyed area during the closed season.
- Identify and delimit the areas with the highest presence of recruit anchovy specimens in the surveyed area during the closed season.
