Colacmar is the Marine Sciences Latin American Congress, it was held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil. IFOP, Institute of Fisheries Development was represented by a team of professionals from its aquaculture division to show their work, Among them Dr. Pablo Rojas, Vladimir Murillo, Heraldo Contreras, Gaston Vidal, David Opazo, Rodrigo Martinez. Dr. Rojas explained “participating in this congress is an important instance that allows us to show our research, and to share experiences with scientists from all around Latin...

Between October 29th and November 4th , International workshop Recruitment: Theory, Estimation, and Application in Fishery Stock Assessment Models, organized by the Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM) was held at the University of Miami, USA. Researchers Ignacio Payá and Francisco Contreras attended representing IFOP. This workshop objective was to provide advice and guidance on modeling recruitment in fishery assessments practices. The focus was on the model specification, parameters estimation and management consequences. The 5-day forum...

IFOP signed two important projects with Japan and Australia On behalf of Japan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Science and Technology Agency (JST) that will finance the study to be jointly carried out with Kyoto and Okayama Universities, in addition to the National Institute of Fisheries.Science Research. With Australia with CSIRO-Chile (Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom) that promotes collaboration between Chile and Australia to deliver applied world-class research...

The XVII Latin American Marine Sciences Congress, recently held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil (COLACMAR 2017), was a high level scientific event that brought together researchers from a large part of Latin America. IFOP participated with the presence of its researchers, Carlos Montenegro, Andrés Olguín, Elson Leal, Edisón Garcés, Paulo Mora and Jorge Angulo. Dr. Carlos Montenegro explained “COLACMAR 17th edition had a very extensive scientific-technical program based on regional marine environments and their resources characteristics in Latin American...

IFOP Hydrobiological Health Department head has been working hard in a program that seeks to monitor and evaluate antibiotics resistance of main pathogens that affect salmon farming. Here, his guidelines for a more efficient use. Better control of Rickettsial Salmon Septicemia (SRS) or Piscirickettsiosis has long been a priority for both the sectoral authority and the salmonid producers themselves. This disease causes losses of more than US $ 750 million per year to the sector and, in addition, is...

It is one of Dr. Pablo Leal works, presented by IFOP at the Ocean acidification Latin American symposium In Buenos Aires Argentina between October 24th and 26rd, Latin American Symposium on Ocean Acidification was held. IFOP was represented by researchers Dr. Pablo Leal and Johana Ojeda. Dr. Leal presented the work named “Local anthropic factor is more relevant than ocean warming and acidification for microscopic stages development of Macrocystis pyrifera and Undaria pinnatifida.” And “Aquaculture as a strategy to...

Yerko Peña senior technologist and Alejandra Valencia scientific observer both IFOP workers, participated in the labor fair organized yesterday in Tongoy by CEAZA in conjunction with Liceo de Tongoy, to motivate educational development of the lyceum young people. In the activity, professionals met with high school students of aquaculture professional technician career of Liceo Polivalente Carmen Rodríguez Henríquez from Tongoy, to explain the work they do linked to the sea and the scope of studying technical careers in a...

On November 14th in Valparaíso, IFOP developed a workshop with the participation of Subpesca experts, and consultants dedicated to IFOP research subjects. The objective was a protocol for the direct evaluation of soft bottom benthic species definition, associated with the Management Areas (AMERB) regime.   Luis Figueroa, IFOP researcher explained “with more than 15 years of AMERB implementation, there is still uncertainty about information of OTE studies carried out, which presents biases arising from main species various sampling methodologies,...

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 to schools so that children can understand scientific language, in a didactic and entertaining way and do not see science as something unattainable. Among various activities carried out in the region, in which IFOP participated,...

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 the work ” Extractive windows Identification in benthic resources located in harmful algal blooms areas (FAN). And Jorge Mardones with his work “Advances in the study of ictiotoxins associated with Noxious Algal Blooms in the...

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 Montt, researchers that belong to the recently created Harmful Algal Research Center (CREAN), and the Hydrobiological Health Department based in the same city, plus researchers and technicians from Punta Arenas. who work with this type...

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 Montt and Punta Arenas bases. Javier González, psychologist in charge of IFOP training, referred to the objectives of the course, which were “to promote participant’s knowledge about identification techniques on different species of birds and...

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 consultations, this morning representatives of various official institutions from Peru and Chile reviewed the initial version of expected results’s framework for phase of the Strategic Action Program implementation. In the long term, this program will...

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 new ways of preparing them within culinary quality standards as well as to rescue regional cuisine recipes that encourage a healthy and good quality diet and this activity became an excellent opportunity to show off...

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 Valparaiso : Science and everyday life” an opportunity on which we enjoyed exquisite coffee and outstanding speakers, we talked about conservation and marine resources use, and their availability effect on local gastronomy and identity in...