Between January 16th and 18th 2023, the First Climatic Change Congress was held at Universidad de Playa Ancha. This regional initiative had the support of Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa María, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad de Playa Ancha and the Universidad de Valparaíso...
Between May and December 2022 CREAN-IFOP researchers Oscar Espinoza G., and Pamela Carbonell A. worked with 1st to 6th grade children from of Pichicolo Rural School located in Hualaihue, in order to compile the sea importance for their community, and thus, reflecting this relationship...
IFOP and MACh Project experts will analyze this natural phenomenon in a discussion mode. Understanding how algal blooms phenomena is produced in the waters, how they affect aquaculture activity and human life and how this will be some of the keys to analyze in...
Yael Cisternas became the first female IFOP scientific observer to embark on a factory ship for 51 days. This southern demersal fishery also takes place in the rough seas of the southern part of our country, which becomes an extra challenge to develop scientific...
Today, January 6th. Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail from Valparaíso’s port to characterize and evaluate common sardine and anchovy resources stock of present between Valparaíso and Los Lagos regions using hydroacoustic methods, during peak recruitment and in immediate fall period. On this scientific...
On December 28th a group of Crew School students accompanied by a teacher, visited Fisheries Development Institute’s Abate Molina scientific vessel. On the occasion, the students and the teacher were received by Gonzalo Pereira Puchy IFOP Executive Director, boat’s captain , crew and researchers...
Students will be able to carry out their professional internship on Abate Molina scientific vessel. On December 27th, in Valparaíso, a collaboration agreement was signed between Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and Valparaíso’s Crew and Port School. Through which students of Crew members School’s middle-level...
The Oceanography and Environment Department has been developing since 2021, under CORFO auspices an historical biological samples digitalization program called “Plankton Digital Library“. Since the 1970s, the Oceanography and Environment Department has accumulated more than 30,000 jars with zooplankton samples from the ocean throughout...
The oceanography team from Fisheries Development Institute,environment department carried out an oceanographic cruise in Almirante Montt Gulf and surrounding channels. It took place between November 7th and 22nd and included researchers Patricio Salas, Javier Cortés, Miguel Vergara and Marcela Toro participation , all from...
The XXXI ERFEN Program Regional Scientific Committee Meeting (Protocol on the Program for the Regional Study of the El Niño Phenomenon in the Southeast Pacific – ERFEN) of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (CPPS) was held in the city of Santiago de...
During November and December, a team of IFOP professionals, led by its head of office, Alejandra Lafon, carried out various scientific activities in Puerto Melinka and Puerto Aguirre, in which they visited Melinka High School and Pedro Aguirre Cerda School in Puerto Aguirre. In...
Between December 5th and 15th, at Universidad de los Lagos in the city of Puerto Montt, presented its research’s final evaluation “Project for monitoring methods development and a forecast system of harmful algal blooms for sustainable coastal aquaculture and fisheries in Chile”, which ends...
Ignacio Payá, IFOP researcher, stands out after participating in an international workshop on Illex argentinus. IFOP researcher Ignacio Payá (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ignacio-Paya) participated in the first international scientific workshop on south-west Atlantic squid, Illex argentinus, (Conference: First International Scientific Workshop for the Argentine Shortfin Squid –...
On Wednesday, December 14th, the annual workshop was held in which the Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat, the National Service of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and the Institute for Fisheries Promotion representatives coordinate research activities carried out by IFOP on aquaculture health issues. . Professionals from...
Through being awarded a project with Biobío Regional Government funds (SAFA Project), IFOP acquired scientific acoustic system, consisting of a SIMRAD EK 80 brand echo sounder with a split beam transducer of 38 kHz frequency. This system is installed in artisanal purse seine boats...
