Otoliths are calcareous structures that allow us to determine age, migratory patterns, micro-evolutionary and ecological changes of fish populations in the interaction with their habitat, being a fundamental piece of information in the evaluation of fish stocks and the impact of climatic change. on...
Within this Administration strategic objectives regarding Information Technologies, projects to update our connectivity infrastructure are being addressed. To this end, a series of investments are being made aimed at reducing existing obsolescencelevels , with strong regional headquarters priority. This modernization translates into our networks...
In Guayaquil city, Ecuador, Southeast Pacific Scientific Technical Committee Regional Action Plan for Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras Conservation and Management at XVII Annual Meeting (PAR-Shark) was held between September 12th and 14th, organized by South Pacific Permanent Commission (CPPS), scientists and administrators from Colombia,...
On September 15th, Dr. Jorge Mardones from Fisheries Development Institute’s Harmful Algae Studies Center (CREAN), was appointed by “Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)” of UNESCO and by “Oceanic Research Scientific Committee (SCOR)” as part of GlobalHAB Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for 2023-2025 period. The Global...
On Friday, September 8th, two officials from Mozambique, Inhambane Province;Vilankulo District. Edmundo Galiza Dimande District Administrator and advisor Feliz Nbangha, visited IFOP. They were received by IFOP Executive Director, Nancy Barahona Fisheries, Evaluation Department Head, and Researcher Naití Morales. During the visit, they expressed...
Within Chilean Aquaculture Environmental Performance and its Impacts on Site Ecosystems project framework, a project belonging to the Environment Department based in Puerto Montt, the last part of field activities corresponding to the area comprised of Golfo Almirante Montt, located in the Commune of...
Next Thursday, September 14th, IFOP Oceanography group in Putemún, Castro (chonos.ifop.cl) will offer a new dissemination workshop titled “Patagonia Fjords and Channels Oceanography and Numerical Modeling”, with most relevant projects results and progress by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat Performance Agreement that IFOP carries out...
The researcher worked for 26 years at Fisheries Development Institute, and is the only woman who has been head of the hydroacoustic evaluation department. Chile’s new research ship will bear her name María Ángela, is doctorate in Biological Oceanography from Université de Bretagne Occidentale...
Captain Takashi Abe is in command of the ship, and the final call is expected to be on September 21rst in Valparaíso. Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail on Saturday, September 2nd, from Valparaíso’s port, and will sail for 19 days, to investigate spawning...
Yesterday, Thursday, August 31rd, a sunny and beautiful day accompanied the visit of the IFOP Board of Directors to the scientific ship Abate Molina, in the Valparaíso Region, they were received by Gonzalo Pereira, IFOP’s Executive Director, Patricio Herrera, head of marine operations, Takashi...
Javiera, won a scholarship at prestigious Flanders research institute, in Blue Science and Technology Summer Training program. There were two weeks in which she participated in an international Blue Science and Technology training. The improvement addresses important (global) societal challenges from an interdisciplinary and...
With the aim of staying at the frontier of knowledge about biology, ecology and cephalopod fisheries (cuttlefish, squid and octopus), researcher Ignacio Payá from IFOP’s Resource Evaluation Department (DER), participated in ICES life history and cephalopods fisheries working group. (https://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WGCEPH.aspx ). This group, made...
Within the framework of “Evaluation of Management Strategies (EEM) for the Implementation of the Precautionary Approach in Common Hake (Merluccius gayi) in the Context of the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture” project, which is executed by IFOP Resource Evaluation Department , “Advanced training...
The scientific committee organizing the event is made up of a scientist from: France, USA, Malaysia and Argentina. Between August 14 -15, the first aquaculture, fisheries and marine biology international conference (ICAF 2023) will be held in London, United Kingdom, an opportunity in which...
On Tuesday, August 8th, Gonzalo Pereira Puchy Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP)’s Executive Director accompanied by his advisor Daniela Diaz Guisado, made a trip to Arica and Parinacota’s region, aiming to strengthen ties with IFOP’s Regional Headquarters workers, in addition, carry out a series of...
