During the month of October, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) developed a series of activities in Coquimbo region within the Year of the Oceans of the CONICYT EXPLORA Program framework ; This Program is characterized by bringing science closer to the local community, particularly...
In Cancun, Mexico between October 23rd and 27th, Mexican Society for Noxious Algal Blooms Study 4th Congress and the 2nd. Meeting of Latin American Association for the study of Noxious Algae accounted with the presence of IFOP Researchers (Fisheries Development Institute) Hernán Padilla with...
Between October 16th and 26rd , the Theoretical-Practical Molecular Biology in Noxious Microalgae Workshop was conducted at IFOP Headquarters in Punta Arenas, dictated by Dr. Francisco Rodríguez from the Spanish Oceanography Institute (IEO) from Vigo, Spain. The workshop had IFOP’s researchers presence in Puerto...
During October, IFOP (Fisheries Development Institute) carried out an extensive training for all of its scientific observers on identification of marine mammals and birds techniques, which included ten workshops (five about marine birds and five about marine mammals) at Iquique, San Antonio, Talcahuano, Puerto...
Representatives from Peru and Chile reviewed the initial version of framework results expected to be achieved in order to implement the binational program that seeks to ensure sustainable use of shared living marine resources among both countries. Lima. After several months of workshops and...
On October 26th , at Cabo de Hornos Hotel, in Punta Arenas, the seventh version of the gastronomic contest “our ocean” was organized by the Zonal Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Magallanes. Its objective is to encourage the increase seafood consumption and to learn...
An interesting journey with Andres Olguin, biologist and Buenos Aires chef Cristian Gomez, highlighting marine resources regional importance. This past 26th of October in a totally crowded place we experienced the third “Un Cafe con Valparaiso: Ciencia y Vida Cotidiana” ( A coffe with...
Luis Norambuena, IFOP’s biochemist, attended a training course in Mexico. The training was held between October 23rd and 26th to learn how to operate Agilent HPLC-MS HPLC-MS, is a modern equipment recently acquired by IFOP, which is capable of detecting compounds of different nature...
The activities took place in the cities of Aysén, Lebu, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Casablanca, Quilpué and Cabildo The 1,000 thousand students program, is part of the CONICYT EXPLORA project, It is characterized by bringing researchers to schools so that children can understand scientific...
Between October 23 and 25TH , the XIV Congress of the Chilean Limnology Society (SCL) will be held at Manquehue Hotel, in Puerto Montt city, Los Lagos Region. The event, is conducted by (IFOP) Institute of Fisheries Promotion and will have as a slogan:...
As part of health connectivity line development research in which Instituto de Fomento Pesquero(Fishing Promotion Institute) has been implementing projects since 2014, between September 25 and October 6, Pablo Reche IFOP’s researcher (https://www.ifop.cl/pablo-reche-garcia) has an internship in Scotland where he was able to meet...
IFOP held a workshop in Valparaiso, where IFOP, Subpesca experts and consultants dedicated to this subject participated. The objective was to define a standardization protocol for brown algae sampling in management areas. Luis Figueroa, IFOP researcher explained: “management areas are productive areas, therefore, one...
This was announced at the last Regional Fisheries Organization of the South Pacific (SPRFMO),meeting held in Shanghai, where the Under-Secretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) and the Institute for Fisheries Promotion (Ifop) were present. The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture described as good news...
IFOP (Fishing Promotion Institute) has modernized its scientific newsletters and generated a more attractive new design, for its users. Leonardo Nuñez, IFOP Executive Director, about the bulletins he pointed out “the most remarkable thing is to begin a path towards a paradigm shift of...
These improvements account for about 450 million pesos Fisheries Promotion Institute, led by its Executive Director, Leonardo Nuñez, has been implementing a series of institutional changes among which stand out, the creation of new headquarters, laboratories implementation and infrastructure improvement of some Zonal Bases....
