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...
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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...
28 April 2016
Between April 15 and 19, 2016, the researchers Maximiliano Zilleruelo and Patricio Gálvez, both of Fisheries Evaluation Department of IFOP, participated in the “Workshop on use of best available...
27 April 2016
On Thursday, April 21, a meeting was held at fishermen trade union premises of Caleta Lo Rojas at Coronel. The Mayor of Coronel city was one of the attendants,...
25 April 2016
The bloom of noxious algae (FANs) corresponds to a proliferation of microscopic algae in aquatic ambient, which can provoke the massive death of fish and a huge variety of...
16 April 2016
Valparaíso, 16/04/2016.- The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) is a scientific research institution of Chilean state, which advises in the decision making about marine resources, is investigating the stranding...
15 April 2016
At Region del Bio Bio (Talcahuano, Caleta Tubul, San Vicente, Coronel, Coliumo), at Región de Valparaíso (San Antonio) and Región de los Ríos (Valdivia and Corral). The Instituto de...
12 April 2016
Last April 8, at IFOP Valparaíso auditorium, the Environment Department presented a “Marine Ecosystem Classification Proposal” to IFOP researchers and representatives of Fishing Undersecretary. Dr. Jaime Rovira, of Environment...
11 April 2016
On April 4, 2016, at IFOP premises, El Niño and Weather Variability (ENVAC) work group of National Oceanographic Committee met to analyze the evolution of El Niño during 2015/16...
8 April 2016
On November 2015, after sixth consecutive years, ISO 9001 International Certification was renewed under supervision of Bureau Veritas Chile. This certification is for these processes: “Compilation, Reception, Entering, Validation,...
7 April 2016
Researchers and post graduate students from Spain, Germany, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and Chile also participated on the course. On April 4 and 5, at Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña...
6 April 2016
The study was carried out at Colcura, Tubul, Llico and Coliumo bays. The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero presented the results of the “Register of harmful species in selected bays...