It is an unprecedented school project that seeks to deliver educational content to young people, in a playful and fun way, with the aim of contributing to their training as citizens of our country. Between March 15th and 19th, Chilean Navy jointly with e-Chile Digital, carried out the first citizen training program aimed at teachers and students with presentations by various specialists, aimed at increasing maritime awareness, knowledge of the navy and marine science. The week began with the...

Recognized Researcher, Fisheries Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), she obtained her Master’s Degree from Oregon University, USA, with a specialty in Fisheries and Wildlife. She has a Uiversidad de Chile PhD in Aquaculture. She is one of the first six women Fisheries Engineers in the country. In her work as Researcher and Professor at the PUCV, she created the Fish Culture and Feeding Laboratory for Aquaculture and the Fish Feeding Bioassays Laboratory. In recent years,...

Among its participants, FAO authorities, Eve Crowley, Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat, Alicia Gallardo, Environment Undersecretariat, from IFOP Javier Naranjo and Dr. Jaime Letelier On March 18th, a successful and interesting schedule was carried out, within the framework of the Project that the Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat and Environment’s Ministry have been executing since 2017, called: “Strengthening adaptation capacity of Chilean fisheries and aquaculture sector to climate change ”, which is co-financed with contributions from the Global Environment Fund and...

Within “Evaluation and monitoring of the Sanitary situation of wild and feral fish in fresh water and sea” Research Program framework, executed by IFOP Hydrobiological Health Department, a scientific article entitled “HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION OF PISCIRICKETTSIA has recently been published SALMONIS FROM WILD SUB-ANTARCTIC NOTOTHENIOID FISH ELEGINOPS MACLOVINUS TO RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) UNDER EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS ”. This study objective was to evaluate bidirectional transmission of pathogenic bacterium Piscirickettsia salmonis between specimens of native species snook (E. maclovinus) and rainbow...

It will have prominent panelists interventions, it will be virtually held on March 18th, 2021, between 09:00 and 17:00. The Seminar: “Project achievements and opportunities for its projection“, organized by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat , the Ministry of the Environment and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, with Fisheries Development Institute collaboration, is developed within “Strengthening the Adaptation Capacity of the Chilean Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector to Climate Change” project framework, co-financed by Global Environment Facility (GEF), which...

The authorities are investigating the causes and do not rule out that they are a consequence of human action. But Luis Parot Donoso, from the Fisheries Development Institute, assures DW that it is a natural phenomenon. Source : DW Twitter

Organized by SUBPESCA and SERNAPESCA. In IFOP’s Oceanography and Environment Deapartment Head’s presentation , entitled “Surgence and La Niña: Bad Combination”, Dr. Letelier showed the Synoptic and Climatic Information Prototype system (Environmental and Bio-fisheries) visualization potential effects of climatic events and Climate Change on fishing and aquaculture activities monitoring. This system made it possible to obtain information on how La Niña is present in the Equatorial band and the coastal zone of Chile, especially in the area between Valparaíso...

Fisheries Research and Development National Institute (INIDEP), Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries decentralized body,, signed a new framework agreement for scientific-technical collaboration with Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Chile, which will promote opportunities to strengthen research and sustainable management of marine and coastal-marine resources in both countries. INIDEP is the only institute in the country (Argentina) that comprehensively covers scientific, technological and economic aspects essential for national policy in the fishing field implementation and development. The mission and functions...

Macrofauna.cl is constituted as an online taxonomic information system, whose information aims to be a guide in various taxa identification (it is a group of related organisms), that make up macrofauna, to serve as support to personnel in charge of preparing environmental reports and for those professionals who carry out macrobenthos analysis, both nationally and globally. The macrofauna.cl website was created by Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP, Puerto Montt headquarters) environment department in 2007, and uploaded to its website in...

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In this activity, developed within regional interest FIC project framework , called “Monitoring via web of biomass and distribution of brown algae”, executed by Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN), both general scope and technical aspects of the project, where commitment to develop a Web Geographic Information System that can be consulted online was highlighted that will help to have pertinent and timely information on available resource biomass levels, and thus provide valuable background for management and regulatory measures implementation...

During the summer of 2021 IFOP will hold a new dissemination workshop entitled “Oceanography and Numerical Modeling in Fjords and Channels of Patagonia” and which will be given by the Oceanography and Climate group of IFOP in Castro (chonos.ifop.cl). Due to COVID-19 pandemic current health contingency it will be carried remotely in 2 sessions via Meet. The link will be provided via email the days before. To reserve a place , please fill this form https://forms.gle/yX4T1hGgU6yGDHnH6. The first session...