Tomorrow at Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero premises, it will commence the Annual Coordination Workshop 2016 of the coordinator commitee of the Convenio Cooperación Científica, existent between INIDEP and the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero of Chile. In two intense work days, authorities and researchers of both institutions will continue to develop the assumed objectives through the agreement accomplished on July 2014, in order to formalize the cooperation relations and so, generate the opportunities to fortify the investigation...

The development of new projects, such as algae crop, will allow the improvement of life quality from collecting fishermen; and at the same time, increase the attractiveness for investors in the sector, providing better opportunities to improve economic and social conditions in the coastal zone of region. On May 3, at Iquique city, introduction workshop “Hiring of a consulting service for the implementation of Alga crop at B sector, belonging to the Union Caleta Rio Seco in Iquique” was...

It is a Diatom named “Aulacodiscus cf. kitonii” which is harmless for humans and for marine organisms. Ximena Vivanco, researcher member of the noxious algae bloom and marine toxin working group of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Puerto Montt, said “the foam observed in recent days in Mar Brava, to the south of Faro Corona, near Ancud is a consequence of the presence of a diatom, of Aulacodiscus cf. kittonii specie, and it was stated that it is not harmful...

Leonardo Nunez, Executive Director of IFOP explained that “Bloom affecting Los Lagos region is currently inside the outer sea between the southern extreme of Chiloe island and Los Molinos sector in the Region de Los Rios, at north of Valdivia river. Furthermore, it has intensified its presence in the extreme northeast and southeast of the Chiloe island (Quellón), entering through Chacao Channel and the Gulf of Corcovado, respectively. By the north, it has entered until Tubildad estero (Quemchi), being...

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), commonly known as red tides, are natural events that occur in the aquatic environment by an increase in the population of certain microalgae and can produce harmful disorders in human being and ecosystems. These effects may result from the consumption of shellfish that are fed with these microalgae, some of these produce poisons for humans or other aquatic organisms. On April, Wednesday 27, at Puerto Montt city, IFOP informed with massive coverage about the results...

The cruise will have a total duration of 30 days. The scientific ship Abate Molina of IFOP, set sailed on Friday, April 29 at 23:50 from the port of Valparaiso, with a total staff of 24 people, including researchers and crew, with the purpose of assess and characterizing the stock of anchovy and sardine resources, present between the V and X Regions, through the hydro acoustic method, during the period of maximum recruitment and immediate fall. The cruise covers...

Between April 18 and 22, at Mallorca, Spain, Francisco Cerna and Guillermo Moyano, researchers of IFOP, attended to International Workshop “Bio chronology on the growing of annual rings of otoliths in marine fish: interaction of the weather at the echo systems of North Atlantic.” The workshop was given by Dr. Bryan Black of the Institute of Marine Sciences of Texas. He has developed several studies utilizing this methodology. The objective of the workshop was to look answers for the...

Between April 15 and 19, 2016, the researchers Maximiliano Zilleruelo and Patricio Gálvez, both of Fisheries Evaluation Department of IFOP, participated in the “Workshop on use of best available science in developing and promoting best practices for trawl fishing operations”, international project financed by FAO and executed by a group of world renown researchers leaded by Dr. Ray Hilborn, of Universidad de Washington. The workshop was carried out in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia; and besides of the professional attendants,...

On Thursday, April 21, a meeting was held at fishermen trade union premises of Caleta Lo Rojas at Coronel. The Mayor of Coronel city was one of the attendants, jointly with the Environment Director and Territory Director, personnel from Dirección del Territorio Marítimo (DIRECTEMAR), Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura (Sernapesca), Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), Starco company that is in charge of waste management of the commune and also many leading representatives of the region (neighborhood association, artisanal...

The bloom of noxious algae (FANs) corresponds to a proliferation of microscopic algae in aquatic ambient, which can provoke the massive death of fish and a huge variety of other organisms, also they can contaminate the shellfish with toxins, and alter the echo systems, in such a way that human being consider these as harmful or noxious. The impact on man and his activity includes intoxications by consumption of shellfish, which can be lethal; massive death of marine organisms...

Valparaíso, 16/04/2016.- The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) is a scientific research institution of Chilean state, which advises in the decision making about marine resources, is investigating the stranding of sardines in Queule. “The stranding of fish and other organisms, such as mollusks and shellfish, are events which occur usually during summer time in some areas of Chilean cost. During summer of 2015, several events of this same nature occurred in the coast of Region del Bio Bio. At...

At Region del Bio Bio (Talcahuano, Caleta Tubul, San Vicente, Coronel, Coliumo), at Región de Valparaíso (San Antonio) and Región de los Ríos (Valdivia and Corral). The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) is developing a series of meetings with fish workers under the “Discard Research Program at siege fisheries of small pelagic,” being this project financed by the Department of Economy and Small Business. Its objective is to develop a Program of Scientific Observation which improves and temporally supplement...

Last April 8, at IFOP Valparaíso auditorium, the Environment Department presented a “Marine Ecosystem Classification Proposal” to IFOP researchers and representatives of Fishing Undersecretary. Dr. Jaime Rovira, of Environment Department, commented about the meeting: “We presented a marine ecosystem classification proposal for the entire exclusive economic zone, and our objective is to share this initiative since we think is an important step for focusing on the management of our ecosystems and marine species conservation. IFOP was given an important...

On April 4, 2016, at IFOP premises, El Niño and Weather Variability (ENVAC) work group of National Oceanographic Committee met to analyze the evolution of El Niño during 2015/16 and methodological development of the whole “Monitoring bio-oceanographic between Regions XV and II” which is held annually under the agreement with the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (CPPS). Dr. Jaime Letelier Pino, Head of the Department of Oceanography and Environment of IFOP explained that ” El Niño and Weather...

On November 2015, after sixth consecutive years, ISO 9001 International Certification was renewed under supervision of Bureau Veritas Chile. This certification is for these processes: “Compilation, Reception, Entering, Validation, Storage and Protection of Fishing Biological Data of Fisheries, both artisanal and industrial, developed in the following ports and fisheries. Ports: Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, San Antonio, Talcahuano and Calbuco. FISHERIES: pelagic, demersal and demersal shellfish. IFOP units involved in this certification are the Executive Direction, Fishing Research Division, Infrastructure and...