The Symposium “Improving Information on Studies of Chilean Management Areas” will be presented within the framework of the 2025 Congress of Marine Sciences. Benthic Resource Management and Exploitation Areas (AMERBs) have represented a significant change in fisheries management, promoting greater responsibility among fishing organizations...
As part of the activities commemorating the Month of the Sea, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) actively participated in the Maritime Fair organized by the Arica Maritime Government. The event took place at the Mall Plaza. The fair, already a tradition in the region,...
Punta Arenas, As part of the process of promoting the Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation (CTCI) Roadmap, regional authorities and representatives from the economic, environmental, and scientific sectors met to advance a joint strategy to strengthen the conservation of marine and freshwater ecosystems in...
Today, May 22nd at 12:00 PM, the restocking and farming team will hold the event “Small-Scale Aquaculture and Marine Diversity: Books and Visual Immersion,” which will be held at Casa Pauly in Puerto Montt. The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Balmaceda Arte Joven (BAJ), the...
May is an ideal month to talk about the oceans, their enigmas, and challenges. For this reason, the Scientific Culture Fridays at the Fonck Museum, Viña del Mar, (6:00 PM) invite you to participate in two talks dedicated to the sea: on Friday the...
From April 21 to 25, IFOP Valparaíso professionals Pablo Araya, José Fuentes, and Oscar Gallo visited the Magallanes Region to conduct training workshops for scientific observers working at the monitoring centers in Punta Arenas (Barranco Amarillo), Puerto Natales, and Porvenir. In this regard, Researcher...
On Saturday, April 26, the scientific vessel Dra. Barbieri set sail from the Port of Valparaíso to conduct an acoustic survey cruise to characterize and assess the anchovy and common sardine stocks present between the Valparaíso and Los Lagos regions in the fall of...
Researchers from the Fisheries Development Institute, to commemorate World Water Day, gathered for an online workshop entitled: Freshwater in Chile: How do public monitoring contribute to the management of human activities? This workshop sought to highlight the importance of freshwater in our lives and...
During 2025, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) has renewed its Data Center service. Jaime González, Head of the Information Technology Department, explained, “We are pleased to announce that, as part of the renewal of our Data Center services, IFX has been awarded the management...
Researchers, technologists, and analysts from IFOP’s Department of Oceanography and Environment received state-of-the-art scientific equipment. A ZooSCAN allows the digitization of historical zooplankton samples and gives new value to organisms collected more than 40 years ago, enabling new studies as well as the generation...
Between April 8 and 10, the specialized technical group from IFOP’s Department of Oceanography and Environment installed two meteorological stations on Mocha Island, 40 km off the coast of Tirúa, in the Biobío region. Oceanographers Andrés Varas and Adrián Bustamante, along with Navy Metrology...
Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the Fisheries Development Institute and the Municipality of Cochamó The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the Municipality of Cochamó signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration with the aim of establishing general bases for collaboration in the areas of sustainable...
On Wednesday, March 19th, the Environmental Education Seminar: School Coexistence and Citizenship Training Outreach Fair was held in the Angelmó Hall of the Puerto Montt Arena. This fair was organized by the Llanquihue Municipal Association and represented an opportunity to mainstream environmental issues into...
Statoliths are calcareous structures located in the cranial region of cephalopods and are composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite and calcite). These structures allow the age of individuals to be determined through the formation of daily microincrements present in their microstructure. Between March 24th and...
The proposal was submitted to the 2024 Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund call by the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA-AP Network), comprised of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) (Chile); the José Benito Vives de Andréis Marine Research Institute...
