IFOP’s Scientific Vessel Abate Molina, begins 2024 with a scientific cruise to investigate anchovy and common sardine
January 15th, 2024
At 9 p.m., yesterday, January 8th, Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail from Valparaíso’s Port, and the tip will last for 30 days, IFOP professionals and technicians will dedicate themselves to characterizing and evaluating anchovy and common sardine resources stock species present between Valparaíso to Los Lagos Regions, using hydroacoustic methods, during the period of maximum recruitment and in immediate fall.
The ship’s captain is Takashi Abe and cruise ship chief is Álvaro Saavedra fishing engineer.
The specific objectives of this scientific cruise are:
- To estimate anchovy and common sardine resources stock size and their spatial distribution in the period of maximum recruitment to fishery present in this research area.
- To characterize and analyze in a spatio-temporal context, demographic composition and its interannual variation of the stocks evaluated using biological indicators.
- To characterize and analyze bio-oceanographic conditions present in the study area and their relationship with resources spatial distribution.
- To characterize anchovy and common sardine resources aggregations in this research area.
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