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6 June 2016

Last Friday, June 3 at 24:00 hours, with a total staff of 23 people, among the crew and researchers, the scientific vessel “Abate Molina” of IFOP set sailed from...

On May, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero jointly with Explora Project Quinta Region held a series of speeches at schools in Valparaiso region and Talcahuano. The activity is part...

2 June 2016

On Wednesday 1, at Instituto de Fomento Pesquero premises, a meeting was held with Ecuador Vice-minister of Aquiculture and Fishing and a professional team of IFOP. During the evening,...

30 May 2016

The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, IFOP, was created on 1964 by Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and Sociedad Nacional de Pesca, by means of an international technical...

25 May 2016

On Monday 23, opening ceremony of Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía was held at Art Gallery of Universidad de Concepción. This institution has the mission of carrying out oceanographic research,...

24 May 2016

University of Concepción jointly with Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias del Mar are organizing the XXXVI Congress of Sea Sciences (2016 version), which slogan is: “Sustainability and Multidispline in Sea...

10 May 2016

During the meeting, Chile will present advances in the protection of these birds in our country. Between May 2 and 13, 9th international meeting for Agreement on the Conservation...

9 May 2016

With the presence of Executive Director of IFOP, Mr. Leonardo Nuñez; Aysen governor, Ms. Paz Foitzich; the regional director of Sernapesca, Mr. Cristian Hudson; CORE President, Mr. Julio Uribe...

Tomorrow at Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero premises, it will commence the Annual Coordination Workshop 2016 of the coordinator commitee of the Convenio Cooperación Científica, existent between...

5 May 2016

The development of new projects, such as algae crop, will allow the improvement of life quality from collecting fishermen; and at the same time, increase the attractiveness for investors...

3 May 2016

It is a Diatom named “Aulacodiscus cf. kitonii” which is harmless for humans and for marine organisms. Ximena Vivanco, researcher member of the noxious algae bloom and marine toxin...

2 May 2016

Leonardo Nunez, Executive Director of IFOP explained that “Bloom affecting Los Lagos region is currently inside the outer sea between the southern extreme of Chiloe island and Los Molinos...

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), commonly known as red tides, are natural events that occur in the aquatic environment by an increase in the population of certain microalgae and can...

The cruise will have a total duration of 30 days. The scientific ship Abate Molina of IFOP, set sailed on Friday, April 29 at 23:50 from the port of...

29 April 2016

Between April 18 and 22, at Mallorca, Spain, Francisco Cerna and Guillermo Moyano, researchers of IFOP, attended to International Workshop “Bio chronology on the growing of annual rings of...

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