Fisheries Development Institute, IFOP, was created on May 26th, 1964, by CORFO Production Development Corporation, , and National Fisheries Society, through an international technical assistance project in fisheries matters between the Chilean Government, the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, and the United Nations Agricultural Organization, FAO. Gonzalo Pereira, IFOP’s Executive Director, highlighted “in the context of our institution 60th anniversary during this year we have scheduled a series of activities, seminars, courses, the publication of a book at the...

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Within the Month of the Sea’s framework, Puerto Aysén becomes epicenter of“Aysén Sumergido” fair, a day that has various institutions active participation institutions which carry out monitoring, research and cultural actions in Aysenino maritime area, promoting local marine ecosystems’s knowledge and conservation. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) announces the celebration of a commemorative Month of the Sea day in Puerto Aysén. The event, which will take place this May 27th at Puerto Aysén House of Culture, has as its main...

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Valparaíso on May 8th, within the New Fisheries Law’s framework discussion, Jorge Brito,Deputy and Fisheries Commission President, together with legislative body members in addition to Fisheries’s Undersecretariat, IFOP’s Executive Director and Dr. María Ángela Barbieri, hold an unprecedented meeting at new scientific vessel “Dra. Barbieri” facilities -which were built in Chile- and that will contribute to marine ecosystems research throughout the country, focusing mainly on oceanographic and fisheries studies. The New Fisheries Law presented by the government seeks, among...

On May 6th, Abate Molina ship set sail from Valparaíso´s Port to begin a new 31-day research cruise, focused on anchovy and common sardine research between Valparaíso and Los Lagos the regions. This scientific cruise is in charge of fishing engineer Álvaro Saavedra and Captain Takashi Abe, the team of professionals and technicians from Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) will use hydroacoustic method to evaluate and characterize these fish populations during their peak recruitment season during the fall. The cruise’s...

During Tuesday, May 7th ‘s morning, the Zooplankton Oceanography and Environment Department Laboratory team of professionals, Francisca Osorio, Débora Albornoz, Yanara Figueroa, Katty Donoso, Jessica Bonicelli, and the head of the Oceanography Section, Hernán Reyes met with Sergio Quiroz, Director of the Museum of Natural History of Valparaíso (MHNV), and Javiera Leiva, in charge of the biological collections of the MHNV. Museum professionals shared their experience in curating and maintaining biological samples. This information is of vital importance for...

Two professionals from Fisheries Development Institute, IFOP dedicated to marine animal research, will present scientific dialogues during this month of the sea in 2024 cycle of “ Scientific Culture Fridays” – Fonck Museum VCC, financed by Ministry of Cultures , Arts and Heritage through its Support for Collaborating Cultural Organizations Program . “Scientific Culture Fridays” in May at Fonck Museum invite you to celebrate, discuss and learn about the sea, the oceans, their ecosystems and species, through 2 talks...

During 2024 and within the framework of close collaboration with Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Navy Meteorological Service has installed two new automatic weather stations in Punta Ángeles lighthouses, in Valparaíso region and Punta Carranza, in Maule region. Faced with a growing demand for meteorological data and to understand climatic change effects in Chile, the Navy Meteorological Service (SERVIMET), in cooperation with related institutions, has carried out initiatives aimed at extending the network of automatic meteorological stations along the coast....

Today, April 25th, in Valparaíso’s port, IFOP’s Board of Directors visited Dra. Barbieri, new scientific vessel with the aim of meeting the crew and observing its latest technology equipment, IFOP authorities toured the modern facilities, fishing laboratories, dry and wet, accommodations for the researchers and crew, engine room, dining rooms, kitchen. Claudio Maggi, IFOP Board of Directors President, explained today we had the opportunity to see the new ship, its equipment, facilities, spaces, and it is truly a pride...

As part of the celebration of Fisheries Development Institute 60 years, the specialized Library commemorated International Book Day on April 23rd with an exhibition at Valparaíso headquarters of “small scientific explosive books” that contained 17 marine species with the purpose of providing oceanic culture. Along with this, “Free Books” activity was carried out where nearly 200 fiction and non-fiction literature resources were displayed for the Institute’s workers to use with the purpose of encouraging them and their families to...

Between November 12th and 14th, the Second International Seminar on Marine Resources Management with an Ecosystemic Approach in Climatic Change Times will be held: Progress, Challenges and Actions. It is organized by Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), and the Marine Sciences Chilean Society (SCHCM), and will take place in the Honor Hall of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaíso (PUCV) within the framework of IFOP.’s 60th Anniversary Commemoration . Let us remember that ecosystemic approach is key: it not only seeks...

On April 18th, 2024, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean organized the Event “Getting ready for La Niña, advances and challenges to measure its impact on agri-food systems”, in which international experts presented and more than 500 people attended virtually from all over the world and invited Dr. Jaime Letelier IFOP oceanography and environment department’s head to speak. Dr. Letelier presented the detrimental effects that “El Niño 2023/24” has brought on northern Chile fishing sector, as...

On April 9th and 12th, the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA-AP Network) meeting was held at Cabañas del Lago Hotel in Puerto Varas, organized by Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). IIPA Network was born in 2017 in the context of Pacific Alliance Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Group’s Work Plan established that year , whose creation was agreed at the XI Pacific Alliance Summit in July 2016, with the objective of building a joint...

The vessel, whose first trip will be in May for crustacean research, will be operated by Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and has the capacity to accommodate eight scientists and eleven crew members. VALPARAÍSO, Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.- With a ceremony at Navy Shelter Molo in Valparaíso, chilean Government – through Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat (Subpesca) – officially gave the start point to start the work of brand new fisheries and oceanographic research vessel Dra. Barbieri. The vessel, which totaled...