The institutions in charge of the initiative highlighted that a participatory environmental monitoring system is key in order to to strengthen artisanal fishermen and small-scale aquaculturists capacity to adapt to climatic change. Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat (SUBPESCA), Environment Ministry (MMA) and United Nations Food...
On Thursday, June 24th, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., IFOP Management Areas researcher Catherine González from its Oceanography and Environment Department Section.Will offer Larval Connectivity between management areas talk, in order to participate you just click https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88L4dKhVgvA4Z-MMtxbgwg Catherine referred to her talk “The...
With the slogan “Guarantee friendly fisheries for albatrosses“, ACAP and IFOP celebrate this second year “World Albatross Day“. The two critically endangered albatrosses, Tristan Albatross and Galapagos Albatross, have been chosen as “representative species” to draw attention to 22 species of albatrosses ongoing threats...
This online event will convene representatives from Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat (SUBPESCA), Ministry of Environment and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to discuss learning and opportunities for climatic change adaptation in artisanal fishing and small-scale aquaculture in Chile. Outstanding researchers and beneficiaries...
On June 3rd Fisheries Development Institute organized its Fisheries Management Strategies workshop with 50 attendees participation, among which we can mention IFOP, Fisheries Undersecretary and Sernapesca researchers. Dr. Juan Carlos Quiroz explained “Management strategies (SEM) are a tool that scientists use to simulate a...
CHONOS (chonos.ifop.cl), Fishing Development Institute starting web page, since 2018 hostsoceanographic information system of Chilean Patagonia, publishes a new updated version of CLIC (http://chonos.ifop.cl/clic2/index/). CLIC is a Lagrangian connectivity web application that, through numerical modeling, quantifies particles transport in their drift with ocean currents...
Within the framework of “AQUACULTURAL FISHING STRATEGY CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM OF THE NORTH RIVER SHRIMP IN THE CHOAPA RIVER BASIN” project financed by Coquimbo Regional Government, Fisheries Development Institute and Universidad Catolica del Norte are jointly executing it with shrimp farmers organizations a second stocking...
As part of Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Harmful Algae Research Center (CREAN) regular work, within ASIPA program framework; Comprehensive Advice on Fishing and Aquaculture. During Monday, May 31rst, morning a closure workshop seminar will be held on “Management and monitoring of harmful algal blooms...
Fishing Development Institut , IFOP was created in 1964 by Production Promotion Corporation, CORFO, and National Fisheries Society, through an international technical assistance project in fisheries matters between Chilean Government, United Nations Program for Development, UNDP, and United Nations Organization for Agriculture, FAO. Fisheries...
Climatic change is an ongoing process that is affecting our planet, in which marine ecosystems cover more than 70% of surface. Temperature’s increase, dissolved oxygen and seawater acidification decrease, as well as extreme events such as storm surges and El Niño intensification, are examples...
On May 8th, with a crew of 27 people, Fisheries Development Institute’s Abate Molina Scientific Vessel set sail from Valparaíso’s Port to evaluate and characterize anchovy and common sardine stock resources present between the regions of Valparaíso and Los Lagos, through hydroacoustic method, during...
Today, Friday May 7th, webinar “Invasive Exotic Species: from a comprehensive view” is held, organized by Sernapesca, in which Dr. Alejandra Oyanedel, from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participates with the talk Didymo la microalga invader that is here to stay. Dr. Oyanedel explained...
Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) made a strategic alliance with Sofar Ocean (Sofar) to deploy Drift Marine Buoys in national waters for waves measurementss and currents estimation. The first shipment of 10 buoys was received at IFOP’s offices in Valparaíso, by Hernán Reyes, Oceanography section...
It is about “Science to protect the sea”, a campaign made up of audiovisual content with sign language, which seeks to bring the ocean closer to all citizens. Fisheries Development Institute and Explora Valparaíso Project, wich belong to the Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation...
At the ninth Convention on South Pacific Ocean High Seas Fishing Resources Conservation and Management Commission (SPRFMO) meeting, IFOP / Chile Scientific Observer Program accreditation was formalized in this intergovernmental organization, whose action scope applies to Pacific Ocean international waters outside national jurisdiction areas,...
