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, assess, and sustainably manage activities carried out in continental aquatic systems. To kick off the workshop, Gastón Vidal Santana, head of the Aquaculture Division,...
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 that this management entails benefits in terms of service quality, as well as savings in the institutional budget. IFX is an internationally recognized company...
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 Chilean coast over the last half-century. This equipment is incorporated into the Digital Library of Marine Plankton project, funded by CORFO. Furthermore, DOMA also...
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 on the east and west sides of the island to capture all the spatial and temporal variability of the local wind. The wind recorded...
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 signing ceremony took place at the Juan Soler Manfredini Border School in Cochamó and was attended by prominent authorities and representatives of the institutions...
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 and Mario Ortiz participated from the Puerto Montt headquarters of the Aquaculture Research Division of the Fisheries Development Institute, to disseminate the work of...
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 Jumbo Squid (Dosidicus gigas) Statoliths” was successfully held. This activity is part of the Biological Study Program for Jumbo Squid in Chile in Non-Fishing Sectors, with an emphasis...
The proposal was submitted to the 2024 Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund call by the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA-AP Network), comprised of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) (Chile); the José Benito Vives de Andréis Marine Research Institute (INVEMAR) (Colombia); the Peruvian Marine Institute (IMARPE); the Mexican Research Institute for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (IMIPAS); and where the Fisheries Research and Development Institute (INIDEP) (Argentina) also participates as an observer. The proposal was...
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 exchange of experiences with other institutions, such as the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA), the Metrological Service of the Navy (SERVIMET),...
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. During her speech at the congress, Dr. Da Silva presented advanced tools for environmental risk assessment with a life-cycle approach. These methodologies allow companies...
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 Meteorological Service, under the Directorate of Maritime Territory. In this ceremony, attended by naval authorities and representatives of public services as well as universities,...
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 of 2016. CITES controls international trade in specimens of certain species, which means that all imports, exports, re-exports, or introductions from the sea of...
As part of the Humboldt II project, implemented by SUBPESCA-Chile and the Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Peru, a training workshop on “Ocean Modeling Using CROCO and PISCES” was held from March 17 to 21 in the IFOP Auditorium. The training was led by Dr. Rodrigo Mogollón of Peru, who is the consultant hired to implement the project “Modeling Climate Variability in Southern Peru and Northern Chile through the Application of CROCO (Coastal and Regional Ocean Community...
On March 21, the scientific vessel Abate Molina sailed from the Port of Valparaíso to characterize and assess the horse mackerel, found between the Arica and Parinacota Regions and the Valparaíso Region, using hydroacoustic methods. The cruise leader is 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 studies related to the horse mackerel for 45 days. Specific Objectives Conduct adaptive...
Dr. Leonardo Guzmán Méndez, senior researcher at the Fisheries Development Institute, reported that the seventeenth meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algae (IPHAB) was held between March 18 and 20. It has been in operation since the 1990s as a way to stimulate cooperative work among the various countries that make up the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), an agency of UNESCO and therefore of the United Nations (UN). The IPHAB has two executive secretariats, one headed by the...
