The final workshop of the project “Incorporation of Anchovy Monitoring Associated with the Artisanal Fishing Fleet of the Atacama Region,” funded for the third year by the Atacama Regional Government, was held at the University of Atacama’s Cultural Development Center in the city of Caldera. This project facilitated a research cruise to assess the abundance and distribution of anchovy in the Atacama Region, complementing the Recruitment and Spawning Stock cruises, which together provide the community with information on the...
On April 14, the first International Workshop of the project “Contributing to a Comprehensive Vision of the Fisheries Reality by Incorporating the Socioeconomic Dimension into the Diagnosis, Management, and Decision-Making Processes in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the Pacific Alliance Countries” was held virtually. The project, funded by the Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund, is being implemented by the Department of Economics and Statistics (DEE) of IFOP. For more information, visit: https://www.ifop.cl/nuestro-que-hacer/la-investigacion-pesquera/departamento-de-economia-y-estadistica-dee/alianza-del-pacifico/ This important project milestone included the participation...
The meeting established the initial guidelines for defining the Ocean Node’s governance model. The Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences at the University of Playa Ancha hosted the first governance meeting led by the North Central Ocean Natural Laboratory Node (Ocean Node). Representatives from the project’s partner institutions, the National Research and Development Agency (ANID), and the CIV-VAL Node participated. Impact on the Territories The meeting aimed to inform and co-design a governance model for the Ocean Node. The...
Contao, Hualaihué – In a day marked by technical dialogue and the active participation of the artisanal fishing sector, researchers from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participated in an activity organized by the Hualaihué Fishermen’s Federation, held in the town of Contao. The event included the participation of professionals from the Fisheries Research Division and the Aquaculture Research Division, who presented the main results of the Demersal and Deep-Sea Fisheries Monitoring Program. Researchers Patricio Gálvez, Rodrigo San Juan, Renato...
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), at its 14th meeting held in Panama in March, approved the proposal of its 13th Scientific Committee (SC) and re-elected Dr.(c) Ignacio Payá as Vice-Chair of the Scientific Committee for a second 2-year term (https://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/comm/14th-commission-meeting). Dr.(c) Payá will continue to participate as a member of the Chilean delegation, except when he must substitute for the Chair of the Committee. Dr.(c) Payá has participated for 12 years in the jack mackerel and...
IFOP participated in the Chilean delegation at the 14th meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), held in Panama in early March (https://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/comm/14th-commission-meeting). The IFOP members who participated were the Executive Director, Gonzalo Pereira, and researcher Ignacio Payá. In his role as Vice-Chair of the Commission’s Scientific Committee, Payá participated in technical meetings held prior to the Commission meeting: 1) general coordination meeting for the Commission meeting, 2) workshop on Electronic Monitoring, and 3) “dialogue with...
On March 14, researchers from the Environment Department of the Aquaculture Research Division of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participated with an educational stand in the Maullín River Cultural and Environmental Festival. This activity brings the community together to value the natural, cultural, and environmental heritage of this territory. The meeting took place in the city of Llanquihue and was organized by the Fundación Legado Chile with the aim of promoting environmental education and the connection between people and...
The working group of IFOP’s Department of Oceanography and Environment, led by oceanographer Andrés Varas, with the objective of expanding IFOP’s national meteorological monitoring networks, installed a new weather station in Punta Angamos. Located in the northern sector of the Mejillones Peninsula (Antofagasta Region), this installation strengthens the institute’s environmental monitoring network in northern Chile. The installation of this station was carried out with the support of Sergeant Daniel de la Fuente, under the instruction of Captain Gonzalo Espinoza...
Valparaíso, Chile. With the aim of strengthening cooperation ties and advancing ocean governance challenges, a high-level meeting was held at the facilities of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). The session was presided over by the Executive Director of IFOP, Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, and the Director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Jan Mees, with the distinguished participation of the Ambassador of Belgium to Chile, Christian de Lannoy. During the day, IFOP’s International Affairs and Cooperation department presented the central...
The National Inter-institutional Committee for Environmental Contingencies (CIICA), coordinated by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca), held its first session of 2026. The purpose of the session was to continue the coordinated and integrated work among the agencies that comprise the committee and to coordinate with the Inter-institutional Committees in the Los Lagos, Aysén, and Magallanes regions in response to abnormal fishing and aquaculture events, strengthening communication between public agencies in the event of emergencies. During the session,...
Currently, IFOP has a total staff of 200 Scientific Observers, distributed between Arica and Puerto Williams, who participate in these training programs in one modality or another. They belong to 13 projects for the 2026 Advisory Services for Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (ASIPA) of the Fisheries Research Division (DIP). With the aim of strengthening the technical and scientific capabilities of its Scientific Observers (SO), the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) developed the Scientific Observer Training (FOC) courses and Knowledge Revalidation...
The generation of solid scientific knowledge is a fundamental pillar for the sustainable management of marine resources. In the case of the jumbo squid, strengthening research on its biology and population dynamics is key to supporting evidence-based decisions and reducing uncertainty in management models. Investing in technical capacities, specialized equipment, and researcher training not only improves the quality of available information but also contributes to consolidating a scientific institutional framework better prepared to face the environmental and production challenges...
70 broodstock traveled in a cold chain from the Huellelhue River estuary to Ancud. With them, a community attempts to restore a key species for its economy and its ecosystem. The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) has joined the giant mussel (Choromytilus chorus) repopulation plan that the Huellelhue community is carrying out together with the NGO Sustainable Fishing Center and the Mehuín Fisheries Polytechnic High School. Through its Mariculture Experimental Center in Hueihue, Ancud, the institute received 70 broodstock transported...
