During the day of October 20th and with an audience of more than 150 people, represented by mussel farmers, authorities and the academy, the “VIII SEMINAR ON RESEARCH APPLIED TO MUTTILULTURE – SIAM 2022” was held, organized by Mussel Farming Technology Institute (Intemit), Chilean Mussel Farmers Association (AmiChile) and Regional Strategic Program (PER) for Los Lagos Corfo Mussel Farming Industry. Occasion in which one of the nine exhibitors from different prestigious national institutions in terms of the development of...
At Valparaíso’s Fisheries Development Institute , from October 18th to 21rst, “Workshop for new criteria homologation for jack mackerel age determination” was held with the participation of Msc Lilián Cisterna and Evelin Sanhueza from Fishing Research Institute, (INPESCA) and researchers from age and growth section of Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Camilo Rodríguez, Lizandro Muñoz and Francisco Cerna, supported by the expert Dr. Miguel Araya from the Arturo Prat University. Francisco Cerna, head of the age and growth section explained...
Limnology is the study of aquatic ecosystems, mainly lakes, reservoirs, rivers and wetlands. In October, XVI National Limnology Congress was held in Coyhaique city at Aysén Region, Doctors Rodrigo Vera, Osvaldo Artal and Claudia Pérez participated in IFOP’s representation. About their presentations Title: Invasive cyanobacteria Dolichospermum lemmermannii Blooms in Chiloé Island freshwater systems, Chile This work’s presentation at XVI Limnology Congress is related to cyanobacterial blooms that occurred in water bodies of Chiloé’s analysis, precisely in Tarahuín and Huillinco...
Patricio Barría Martínez is a Marine Biologist with a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, mention in Ecology, from Universidad de Chile. His main interest areas have been fisheries ecology, population dynamics, highly migratory fish stock assessment, and scientific advice for fisheries at the national and international levels conservation and management. At the XVI Annual Meeting of the Regional Action Plan for Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras Conservation and Management in the Southeast Pacific Scientific Technical Committee. Delegates representing the Member...
On Monday, October 17th, in Santiago, Gonzalo Pereira, Fisheries Development Institute Director met Minister of Sciences Silvia Díaz on a formal visit. They were also accompanied by the Minister’s Chief of Staff, Sebastián Vergara, and Doctors Daniela Díaz, in charge of IFOP cooperation and international affairs and Carlos Montenegro, Fisheries Research Division head. On the occasion the authorities discussed IFOP’s research issues, projects and international alliances. Daniela Díaz explained “in the meeting with the Minister, the Director talked with...
The initiative aims to protect cetaceans, with the first intelligent buoy installation by means of an acoustic signal, will warn vessels of the presence of whales. This buoy and those that will follow it will also contribute to oceanographic and meteorological data collection for Climatic Change impact on chilean coast, reducing public oceanographic data gap that has characterized the eastern South Pacific. Dr. Carlos Montenegro Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP),Fisheries Research Division’s Head and Oceanography and Environment Department head of...
It reviews regional action plan these resources conservation and management. The Regional Action Plan (PAR) for sharks, rays and chimaeras in the Southeast Pacific Scientific Technical Committee (CTC) XVI annual meeting was held in Bogotá cityf, Colombia, organized by the South PacificPermanent Commission (CPPS), in which scientists and technicians from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru participated. The meeting aims to facilitate knowledge and experiences exchange and to learn about member countries regional progress on RAP-Shark Regional Action Plan application....
The Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation Austral Macrozone Seremi ministerial secretariar) organized the Science Festival (FECI), a national, public and free celebration that aimed to position science, technology, knowledge and innovation in collective imagination as part of culture, also promoting its appropriation. This year the central theme was “Climatic Change”, with special emphasis on water, and the inaugural milestone was held in Punta Arenas. On Sunday, October 2nd, starting at 10 a.m., the first “Plogging of Magellan, Running with...
Also as part of the tour, the delegation had the opportunity to present their experience of joint work between Chile and Japan to the Chilean Ambassador in that country, Ricardo Rojas, highlighting relevant aspects of MACH’s research. Between September 30th and October 9th, integrating a delegation that also included Universities of Antofagasta, La Frontera and Los Lagos academics,researchers Drs. Leonardo Guzmán and Oscar Espinoza, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Aquaculture Research Division and the Harmful Algae Research Center heads ,...
With deep sadness, Our IFOP family bids farewell today to whoever was its Executive Director, between the years 1990-1994, a prominent marine biologist and oceanographer, his IFOP colleagues; We remember him as a very intelligent, charismatic and, above all, hard-working man, always aware of everything he had to do with the progress of marine science research. Generous in his knowledge, professor of many professionals who today work in the area of fisheries and aquaculture research, his closest ones remember...
Within the framework of a new version of the Science Festival, organized by the Explora Arica and Parinacota Regional Associative Project (PAR), the Science and Innovation Fair was held on October 7th in Punta Norte Park, whose motto this year It was “Every drop counts”. This instance, which every year brings together in one place different institutions linked to scientific, technological and educational activities, during its inauguration was attended by the North Macrozone’s Sciences SEREMI Mr. Rubén Moraga,along with...
It will be a modern 2-story building of 951.52m2, laboratories for Pre-shipment analysis of fishmeal, ichthyology and oceanography laboratories. The new regional headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute will be located in the Primeras Piedras sector, Iquique. It is a maritime concession located on a plot of 3,285.44 m2, which was delivered by the Maritime Authority to the Fisheries Development Institute until December 31rst, 2041. Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, IFOP’s Executive Director traveled to the region to talk with the...
This successful workshop was organized by EDF at Palacio Astoreca Montealegre Hotel , located at Cerro Alegre 149, Valparaíso, on October 5th and 6th, 2022, Valparaíso, Chile. Within the framework of Learning Network, Artisanal Fishing -Chile “The sea and fishing challenges facing climatic change (CC)” 8th Workshop. Dr. Jaime Letelier, Fishing Development Institute’s Oceanography and Environment Department’s head showed advances of “An ocean warning, prediction and observation system”. This IFOP’s developed system contributes to public data integration from Eastern...
