On May 26th, IFOP will be 55 years old, it was created in 1964 by Production Promotion Corporation, CORFO, and the National Fisheries Society, through a fisheries matters international technical assistance project between chilean Government, the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, and the United Nations Organization for Agriculture, FAO. Currently Fisheries Development Institute of (IFOP), is Fisheries and Aquaculture Law scientific reference, it is a very important milestone for the institution, as it establishes its position as a national...

A team of workers of Fisheries Development Institute, led by the institution’s executive director Luis Parot Donoso, Maritime Interests Comission, Upper Chamber Fisheries and Aquiculture Committee atteded to offer senators a report on national fisheries current state. The session was held at the National Congress library, with fisheries and aquaculture undersecretary Eduardo Riquelme’s presence. IFOP develops comprehensive advice for decision making in Fisheries and Aquaculture and research projects on sustainable exploitation strategies status and evaluation, commercial interest resources total...

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Researchers from IFOP, together with North American experts conducted satellite marking of swordfish. It will allow to know more of this species and adapt fishing gear. Fuente : www.empresaoceano.cl

Research cruise will last 31 days and it will travel between Valparaíso and the north of caleta Mansa, in the Lagos region Abate Molina scientific vessel, sailed on May 4rth , from Valparaíso Port, with a total crew of 25 people, including researchers and crew, to evaluate and characterize anchovy and sardine stock resources which are present between Valparaíso regions and Los Lagos Region, through hydroacoustic method, during maximum recruitment period and immediate fall season. The project manager and...

Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) together with Concón Municipality will hold a series of talks in three schools which belong to the district. Fuente : www.quintavision.cl

Within the framework of the Month of the Sea, the first educational activity was held at Escuela Oro Negro, with the following ones programmed at Puente Colmo and Irma Salas Silva Schools Between May 3rd and 23th , Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) together with Concón Municipality will hold a series of talks in three schools which belong to the district; Oro Negro, Puente Colmo, Irma Salas Silva. Its objective is to teach students the care about the ocean and...

They are free for all public, scheduled to be held at 18:00 hours, at Fonck Museum. IFOP researchers Úrsula Cifuentes and Andrés Olguín will make presentations at Viña del Mar’s Fonk Museum. This initiative is an effort from Valparaíso PAR CONICYT Explora and Fonck Museum located at 4 Norte 784, 1 Oriente corner, Viña del Mar, in the framework of the Museum alliance as an integral part of the Scientific Culture Network. This place has been more than six...

Research on the species is carried out by Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) together with conservation NGOs The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and The Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (PIER) (USA) A researchers team formed by Dr. Patricia Zárate from IFOP, Scott Aalbers and Chugey Sepulveda of The Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research (United States) embarked on Taltal to install satellite transmitters on swordfish in order to monitor them and thus learn about his movements. Dr. Patricia Zárate from IFOP referred...

For scientific observers On April 23rd and 24th at IFOP Talcahuano base, was held “Cephalopod Biology and Ecology” course-workshop. The activity’s objective; to review, update and standardize cuttlefish fishery and discard monitoring program Scientific Observers criteria and knowledge acquired by the program. Topics: To know about cephalopods worldwide biology and ecology emphasizing on those belonging to Ommastrephidae Family. Update theoretical and practical knowledge about Dosidicus gigas species. Unify biological sampling criteria. Karen Belmar, IFOP researcher explained “Cephalopods are marine...

Research and innovation for sustainable austral seas development Ad portas the month of the sea, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) signed a collaboration agreement, wich aims to favor and promote the southern seas of Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctic scientific, academic and communicational activities, to value and promote biodiversity knowledge.. Within the two-year agreement framework it is intended to promote artisanal fisheries sustainable development innovation and research on marine conservation, protected areas and territory, through...

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For birds, mammals and sea turtles On Friday, April 12th in Valparaíso, a workshop for scientific observers was held to review sampling protocols of species present in incidental capture of birds, mammals and marine turtles. The workshop’s objective was focused on current species sampling protocols revision present as incidental capture in national fisheries (birds, mammals and marine turtles), with the aim of being able to improve existing procedures, articulate them and / or review eventual gaps in the subject....

Between March 25-29, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the First Sharks , Stingrays, and Chimaeras Latin American Congress was held. From Chile attended María Cristina Pérez Cuesta Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). The scientist explained, “My presentation ” Raya volantín fishery (Zearaja chilensis) in Chile, fisheries management evaluation approaches ” focused both on the kola skate fishery history in Chile and on different approaches that have been used to evaluate this resource in order to be able to define its...