He is a marine biologist and fishery scientist, known for his work in conservation and natural resources management in the context of fishing. He is currently a professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences at Washington University . It focuses on conservation, natural resource management,...
Between September 1rst and 8th, Dr. Matthew Taylor visited Chile invited by Fisheries Development Institute. Dr. Matthew Taylor is a Principal Investigator and Acting Director of the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute under the Department of Primary Industries of New South Wales, Australia. It...
Shark Working Group met in the Valparaíso Region to discuss various topics on sharks and rays conservation and management. In Viña del Mar, a Shark Working Group (GT-Sharks) was formed, consisting of a team of researchers dedicated to these species study in Chile, this...
It’s free and it will take place on Tuesday, September 10th at Hotel Esmeralda (Esmeralda St nº266) in Castro city between 09:00 and 13:00 hrs. It is the second year in a row, that Fisheries Development Institute will hold an informative workshop that...
In Valparaíso, consultants, experts and authorities linked to fisheries administration regime of the Benthic Resources Management and Exploitation Areas (AMERB) met to discuss direct assessment standard methodologies for brown algae, hard bottomed and soft bottoms invertebrates . The activity was organized by IFOP Fisheries...
On August 12th and 13th , at Universidad Catolica de Valparaíso Marine Sciences School, a team of national and foreign professionals gathered to share their research cocerning loco (Concholepas concholepas). The activity was organized by the Oceanography and Environment Department from the Fisheries Development...
At Valparaiso’s Marine Sciences School from Pontificia Universidad Católica dependencies IFOP Fisheries Development Institute, conducted “Fisheries Under Management Areas Regime Monitoring Program Result’s Workshop, 2018”, which is developed by IFOP Management Areas Section, in order to show AMERB regime analysis results and properly advise...
The Sea’s Regional Seminar, care, opportunities and challenges was held at Universidad de Machala, Ecuador, It was organized by the General Directorate of Maritime Interests of the Navy. Representatives from France, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Chile participated in the activity. Our researcher from Fisheries...
On July 31, the results of the Highly Migratory Resources Monitoring Program were presented in one of the conference rooms of Baburizza Palace in Valparaíso. Dr. Patricia Zárate, project manager, together with a work team that involves observers, researchers from IFOP and from several...
This research is intended to support small-scale fisheries development through a socially and environmentally sustainable approach. A key element to technically support this is to “illuminate” various fisheries contributions. Recently it was a known fact that Chilean Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) will participate in...
The cruise will last 42 days, between July 24th and September 4th On July 24th, Abate Molina IFOP’s scientific ship set sail from Valparaíso’s port to evaluate through hydroacoustic method,common hake stock between the northern limit of the Coquimbo region to the Los...
The exposition aims to request the extreme zone bonus recognition for the institution’s workers On July 22nd at Santiago’s former National Congress, twhere the Senate Extreme Zones commission session was held, in which IFOP was represented by its Executive Director Luis Parot Donoso and...
Sclerochronology is the study of physical and chemical variations in hard tissues of organisms, such as; molluscs, corals and otoliths in fish and the temporal context in which they were formed. Its main research focuses on growth bands and their relationship with environmental forcing...
The project in Chile is led by the head of the IFOP Economics Section, Elizabeth Palta and researchers Andrea Araya and Johanna Rojas. The study entitled “Illuminating Hidden Harvests” is being prepared by Duke University, FAO and WorldFish, while the Chilean component is developed...
On June 28th , at Valparaíso’s Natural History Museum auditorium, the Fisheries Development Institute Oceanography and Environment Department, presented results of three spawning stock evaluation projects through the anchovy eggs production daily method between Arica and Valdivia and common sardine between Valparaíso and Valdivia....
