• 14 April 2025

    Fisheries Development Institute installs meteorological stations on Mocha Island.

    Between April 8 and 10, the specialized technical group from IFOP’s Department of Oceanography and Environment installed two meteorological stations on Mocha Island, 40 km off the coast of Tirúa, in the Biobío region. Oceanographers Andrés Varas and Adrián Bustamante, along with Navy Metrology Service specialist Sergeant Daniel de la Fuente, installed these automatic recorders


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  • 8 April 2025

    IFOP Participates in Environmental Fair in Puerto Montt

    On Wednesday, March 19th, the Environmental Education Seminar: School Coexistence and Citizenship Training Outreach Fair was held in the Angelmó Hall of the Puerto Montt Arena. This fair was organized by the Llanquihue Municipal Association and represented an opportunity to mainstream environmental issues into school education. Researchers Macarena Herrera and Alejandra Oyanedel, and Rodrigo Jaramillo


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  • 4 April 2025

    Professional Experience Exchange Workshop on Modeling Systems

    IFOP researchers presented the experiences and developments in numerical modeling achieved by the Department of the Environment of the Aquaculture Division and the Department of Oceanography and Environment of the Fisheries Research Division at the Professional Experience Exchange Workshop on Modeling Systems held at DIRECTEMAR facilities on April 2 in Valparaíso. This workshop provided an


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  • Workshop “Preparation and Reading of Cuttlefish (Dosidicus gigas) Statoliths”

    Statoliths are calcareous structures located in the cranial region of cephalopods and are composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite and calcite). These structures allow the age of individuals to be determined through the formation of daily microincrements present in their microstructure. Between March 24th and 28th, the workshop “Preparation and Reading of Cuttlefish (Dosidicus gigas) Statoliths”


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  • 31 March 2025

    IFOP Appointed as CITES Scientific Authority

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement that aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not constitute a threat to the survival of species. Chile acceded to CITES in 1975, and its implementation is regulated by Law 20.962


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  • 2 April 2025

    IFOP Researcher Promotes Innovation in Environmental Assessment in Guatemala

    Dr. Caroline Da Silva, a semi-senior researcher at the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), participated in the Sustainable Industries Congress held in Guatemala from March 20 to 23. This event brought together experts and industry leaders to promote innovative solutions that improve industrial efficiency and competitiveness, driving economic development responsibly and in harmony with the environment.


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  • 21 April 2025

    IFOP Data Center Services Renewal

    During 2025, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) has renewed its Data Center service. Jaime González, Head of the Information Technology Department, explained, “We are pleased to announce that, as part of the renewal of our Data Center services, IFX has been awarded the management of this service through a public tender. It is worth noting


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  • IFOP incorporates advanced scientific equipment for the digitization of planktonic samples and the detection of greenhouse gases.

    Researchers, technologists, and analysts from IFOP’s Department of Oceanography and Environment received state-of-the-art scientific equipment. A ZooSCAN allows the digitization of historical zooplankton samples and gives new value to organisms collected more than 40 years ago, enabling new studies as well as the generation of climate indicators that represent changes in planktonic ecosystems along the


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  • Freshwater in Chile: How do public monitoring contribute to the management of human activities?

    Researchers from the Fisheries Development Institute, to commemorate World Water Day, gathered for an online workshop entitled: Freshwater in Chile: How do public monitoring contribute to the management of human activities? This workshop sought to highlight the importance of freshwater in our lives and to highlight the country’s need for environmental monitoring to understand, classify,


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  • 1 April 2025

    IFOP Researchers Recognized on the 97th Anniversary of the Naval Meteorological Service (SERVIMET).

    In the framework of the 97th Anniversary of the Naval Meteorological Service (SERVIMET), Commander Gonzalo Concha, head of the service, gave a speech noting that it is a day to remember March 31, 1928, when the President of the Republic, General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, signed Supreme Decree 682, which organized the operation of the


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  • 8 April 2025

    Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the Fisheries Development Institute and the Municipality of Cochamó

    Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the Fisheries Development Institute and the Municipality of Cochamó The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the Municipality of Cochamó signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration with the aim of establishing general bases for collaboration in the areas of sustainable development of fisheries, aquaculture, and ties with various educational institutions. The


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