CONANP coordinates national efforts to preserve the specie, through the Program of Action for Conservation. Under the International Day of the Sea Turtle and the 50 years of the National Program for the Conservation of Sea Turtles in Mexico, the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP, according its abbreviation in English), International Workshop was held to reduce the incidental catch of Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Eastern Pacific. In the Workshop there were 20 experts from Mexico,...

With a ceremony held at the Cousino building in the city of Valparaiso, the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, jointly with Instituto de Fomento Pesquero celebrated the quarter century of research vessel “Abate Molina,” ship that arrived to our country in 1991 after being built in Japan with the highest naval and scientific technology. In the activity, where major fisheries and aquaculture authorities attended, the important work of research conducted aboard the “Abate” was highlighted, which has allow to...

Ignacio Payá, IFOP researcher, participated as an FAO expert in workshop on orange roughy conducted between 7 and 9 June in the city of Auckland in New Zealand. The workshop is part of FAO ABNJ project, which is oriented to fisheries in areas beyond national jurisdictions. The outcome of the workshop will be a technical report of the FAO on guidelines for management of orange roughy fisheries in international waters. In this regard, during the workshop, experiences in stock...

Address- Magallanes: In Punta Arenas, at Contraloría Regional auditorium, a Seminarium was carried out by IFOP, with the purpose of bringing scientific research in the area of fishing and aquaculture closer to the community. The following people were present during the activity: Oscar Ortiz, Maritime Governor of Punta Arenas, Pedro Herrera, Port Captain of Punta Arenas, Roberto Sahr and Francisco Ros, Regional Counselors, Carlos Ríos, Director of Instituto de la Patagonia, Isa María Muzio, Regional Representative of Corfo; Researchers...

On June 7, in the auditorium of IFOP Valparaiso, workshop of catch and landing of pelagic sharks statistics was carried out. During the activity were present the following people: Chilean Customs, Undersecretary of Fishing, Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Instituto de Fomento Pesquero. The objective of the workshop is to make a comparison between the catch and landing statistics from IFOP and Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura regarding several species of highly migratory pelagic sharks. Patricio Barria, researcher of...

On 10 June, at the ice rink of Southern Zone, a diffusion exhibition of the projects being carried out by IFOP was carried out. Subsecretaría de Pesca and Servicio Nacional de Pesca also participated in the exhibition. During the opening there were present the Seremi of Economics, Paul Gnadt, the Executive Director of IFOP, Leonardo Nunez and the head of IFOP at Magallanes, Erik Daza, plus schools in the area and general public, which enjoyed the opening show. There...

Last Friday, June 3 at 24:00 hours, with a total staff of 23 people, among the crew and researchers, the scientific vessel “Abate Molina” of IFOP set sailed from Valparaiso port, for the cruise “Direct evaluation of Giant Squid at central south region, a methodological proposal.” The studying sector covers from Coquimbo region till Bio Bio region. The general objective of the research is: to ascertain the abundance and demographic structure of Giant Squid at central south region of...

On May, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero jointly with Explora Project Quinta Region held a series of speeches at schools in Valparaiso region and Talcahuano. The activity is part of the 52nd anniversary of IFOP and the month of the sea, and its objective is to bring science closer to children and youth. Researchers Luis Figueroa, Patricia Zarate, Cristian Villouta, Yerko Yutronich, Danilo Soto, Braulio Acuna, Macarena Campos, Francisco Munoz and Rui Feng Wang attended schools in Valparaiso and...

On Wednesday 1, at Instituto de Fomento Pesquero premises, a meeting was held with Ecuador Vice-minister of Aquiculture and Fishing and a professional team of IFOP. During the evening, the vice-minister was invited to step through the scientific vessel Abate Molina. Pilar Proaño referred to the objective of her visit: “to share research experiences, to have clarity about some specific resources, but earnestly, the goal of Ecuador government is to reopen the institutionality of fishing sector, and the best...

The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, IFOP, was created on 1964 by Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and Sociedad Nacional de Pesca, by means of an international technical assistance project in fishing issues between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The strategic role of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) is based on the ability to generate, develop and transfer useful knowledge that will enable our country to position, in...

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On Monday 23, opening ceremony of Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía was held at Art Gallery of Universidad de Concepción. This institution has the mission of carrying out oceanographic research, deal with scientific problems in a collaborative manner, develop new technologies for the observation work at ocean, increase human resources in the sciences of Chilean sea and raise conscience on the public regarding the implications of these decisions. During the activity, two conferences were carried out: “Chile is a deep...

University of Concepción jointly with Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias del Mar are organizing the XXXVI Congress of Sea Sciences (2016 version), which slogan is: “Sustainability and Multidispline in Sea Sciences – SuMAR UdeC 2016.” This event will take place between May 23 and 27, at Concepción Campus, Universidad de Concepción. The conference brings together academics, researchers and students of some Universities, Research Centers and Institutes of Chile and abroad; as well as international experts in the most emerging areas...

During the meeting, Chile will present advances in the protection of these birds in our country. Between May 2 and 13, 9th international meeting for Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) was held, this was organized by Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura and Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, under the agreement ratified by Chile in 2004. Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raul Súnico said: “It is an honor for us and a great responsibility to organize this...

With the presence of Executive Director of IFOP, Mr. Leonardo Nuñez; Aysen governor, Ms. Paz Foitzich; the regional director of Sernapesca, Mr. Cristian Hudson; CORE President, Mr. Julio Uribe and representatives of Military Forces, Thursday morning was the opening of the new premises for Instituto de Fomento Pesquero in Aysén. “It was an important desire to consolidate this infrastructure,” informed the Executive Director of IFOP, Mr. Leonardo Núñez. “It was a highly appreciated desire to consolidate this function, which...