The organization of the next International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA) is progressing by leaps and bounds. This will be held for the first time in our country, this being its twenty-first version. In the last 40 years, these conferences have been held in...
During his visit to Canada, the Director of the Fisheries Development Institute, Gonzalo Pereira, together with Researcher Carolina Lang, met with the Consul of Chile in Vancouver, Allan Najum, who has been working on collaboration agreements between Chile and Canada in various areas, including...
A Chilean delegation from the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) participated in the International Research Ship Operators (IRSO) conference held from September 23 to 27 in Vancouver, Canada. This annual event brings together scientific vessel operators from 30 countries around the world, and Chile...
On Wednesday, September 25, at the IFOP headquarters in Valparaíso, the meeting of the Aquaculture Working Group (GT ACU) of the National Oceanographic Committee (CONA) was held. The GT ACU, which has been operating since 2017, has among its objectives to identify gaps and...
On Friday, September 27, at the Vicente Costanera Hotel in the city of Puerto Montt, and also remotely, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the workshop “Climate change in the oceanography of Chilean Patagonia, towards a horizon of challenges in aquaculture”. During the day,...
This Thursday, September 26, the Workshop to Promote the programs “Evaluation and monitoring of the health status of wild fish in freshwater and seawater, 2023-2024” and “Determination and surveillance of Caligus rogercresseyi resistance to antiparasitics applied in national salmon farming, Stage VII, 2023-2024” was...
The oceanography team of the IFOP Putemún de Castro Research Center, belonging to the Department of Environment of the Fisheries Development Institute, conducted an oceanographic cruise in the Almirante Montt Gulf and surrounding channels. The cruise was carried out between August 13 and 29,...
In Puerto Montt, the workshop entitled “Strategies for the development and promotion of artisanal fishing and small-scale aquaculture in the Los Lagos Region” was held. The purpose of the workshop was to present a model for the collection and analysis of information that allows...
More than 50 women from different coves in the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta met to share their experiences and learnings in artisanal fishing With the purpose of promoting the empowerment of women and making visible their multiple contributions in the...
The initiative was carried out online, between 9:30 and 12:30 on Wednesday, August 28. On Wednesday, August 28, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held a workshop to disseminate the results of the “Monitoring and surveillance program on the larval availability of mussels for the...
The B/I Abate Molina set sail to evaluate the condition of the anchovy between Valparaíso and Valdivia while the B/I Dra. Barbieri sets sail to estimate the biomass of the anchovy between the regions of Atacama and Coquimbo. The scientific vessel B/I Abate Molina...
Between August 13 and 16, in Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the 20th edition of the Latin American Congress of Marine Sciences (COLACMAR) was held. It is the most important technical-scientific event of Marine Sciences in Latin America. The professionals from the Fisheries...
The twelfth meeting of the working group on seabird bycatch (SBWG12) of the “Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)” was held in Lima from August 5 to 9, aimed at addressing current challenges related to seabird bycatch worldwide. Among the main...
La Serena, Coquimbo, August 8, 2024 – With the aim of promoting the empowerment, visibility and appreciation of the roles played by women throughout the artisanal fishing chain, the GEF/UNDP SUBPESCA/Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Humboldt II Project, an initiative carried out by...
At IFOP Valparaíso, from August 5 to 9, professionals from the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the workshop “Standardization of the protocol for estimating the biomass of the southern Peru-northern Chile anchovy by hydroacoustic methods” inserted in the...
