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 School in the municipality of Cochamó. The activity was organized and supervised by Sebastián Cook, a researcher from the Repopulation and Cultivation Department (DRC) of IFOP’s Aquaculture Research Division. A specialized mussel farming class was...

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 cruise is led by fisheries engineer Víctor Catasti Barraza, and the vessel’s captain is José Echeverría. They, accompanied by an expert team of professionals, technicians, and the vessel’s crew, will conduct the hake-related studies. 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 of ACUIPERÚ, is the second instance of liaison between the two institutions. The objective is to foster knowledge exchange and strengthen cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture research, especially in the sustainable management of benthic species...

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 Peru and Northern Chile (Spch). This activity is part of the work program designed within the framework of the Chile-Peru Gef-PNUD Subpesca/Vice Project Ministry of Fisheries “Humboldt II”. In this way, the historical series of...

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 its high meat yield, delicate flavor, and texture. Since 2007, IFOP has been implementing a research and monitoring program aimed at developing biological and fishery indicators for the species. The king crab fishery has been...

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 Fisheries Management Committees, technicians, and researchers, successfully completed the first training session within the framework of a cooperation project that seeks to develop co-management processes for small-scale fisheries, with an emphasis on benthic resources on...

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 Fisheries, Julio Salas, members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Fisheries Committees, heads of services, leaders, and artisanal fishers. Law 21,752, published in the Official Gazette on June 25, 2025, contemplates a new distribution...

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 knowledge and support health decision-making in the salmon farming industry. The event, organized by IFOP’s Department of Hydrobiological Health, brought together representatives from the public sector, industry, and the scientific community to share the main...

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 the 11th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference (IFOMC), held at the Harpa Convention Center in Reykjavik, Iceland. This forum is recognized as the leading international forum for strengthening scientific observation and fisheries monitoring systems...

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 crab, sea urchin, marble crab, and king crab. The purpose of this research, funded by the Aysén Regional Government and its Council through the studies “Research on indicators to evaluate crab and king crab fisheries...

The International Workshop on Swordfish Data and Scientific Research was held at the FAO office in Santiago, Chile, from June 17 to 19. Organized by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), representatives from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), the European Union, the United States, Ecuador, and Chilean professionals from Sernapesca, Subpesca, IFOP, artisanal fishers, shipowners, and industrial fisheries participated. Gonzalo Pereira, Executive Director of IFOP, explained, “This workshop is being held in compliance with...

The event, aimed at promoting scientific outreach in schools, introduced students to the marine world through interactive exhibits and educational experiences with a local focus. On June 2, the Aquaculture Research Division of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participated in the 1st Marine Science Fair, held at the “Capitán Williams” Marine Institute (IDEMAR) in the city of Chonchi, Chiloé. The event, which began at 10:00 a.m., brought together researchers, teachers, and students in a meeting focused on marine knowledge,...

They are researchers from the IFOP Benthic Fisheries Monitoring and Benthic Crustacean Fisheries project. The 44th Marine Sciences Congress was held in Viña del Mar, an event that, as usual, attracted the interest of students, academics, and researchers in the Marine Sciences. This event featured various symposia, including sessions covering a range of topics related to research conducted primarily at the national level. In Session 1: Fisheries and Fisheries Oceanography, IFOP senior researcher Nancy Barahona Toledo presented the work...

On May 28, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) actively participated in the 6th Sea Fair, an event organized by the Regional Associative Project (PAR) Explora Los Lagos of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, together with the Scientific Outreach Unit of the Austral University of Chile, Puerto Montt campus. The fair brought together more than 700 participants from 18 educational institutions in the municipalities of Puerto Montt, Calbuco, Osorno, Puerto Octay, Los Muermos, and San Pablo. Children...

With the close of the 2024-2025 mussel seed collection season, the Mussel Seed Collection and Larval Monitoring Program, led by the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), provided a detailed analysis of the larval dynamics observed in the main farming areas. This information is available through the interactive platform “Endemic Seed.” The season was characterized by an earlier start to the collection period, which began on September 25, 2024. This phenomenon was evident at the Cochamó station, where 225 competent larvae...