Methodological discussion workshop “Employment estimation on small scale aquaculture sector was organized by IFOP
November 26th, 2023
This Monday, November 22nd, at Valparaíso’s IFOP Auditorium, the first Methodological Discussion Workshop for estimating employment in Small Scale Aquaculture (APE) sector took place. This activity is part of No. 8 specific objective fulfillment of Fishing and Aquaculture Industry 2023-2024 Economic Monitoring project. The Economics Section, dependent on IFOP’s Fisheries Evaluation Department, assumed this task’s execution, which is led by Luis Carroza, with Juan Carlos Saavedra and Hernán Miranda statistical support both of them IFOP Fisheries Division professionals.
The workshop was carried out in a hybrid format, with the participation of professionals from IFOP’s Economics Section and Aquaculture Division, Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat division (SUBPESCA) Sectorial Analysis Department and Aquaculture Division, as well as National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA). During the session, small-scale aquaculture sector characterization was presented and various studies related to aquaculture employment’s estimation were reviewed. All these elements will be integrated into methodology design to determinate small-scale aquaculture employment. Subsequently, sampling plan related aspects were proposed, whose objective will be to collect employment information from primary sources.
As part of the conclusion, a roadmap first version was shared with the activities that will be carried out between December 2023 and July 2024. The importance of coordination and information exchange between IFOP’s Economics Section was highlighted, SUBPESCA, and SERNAPESCA, were key factors in order to project positive results in this objective achievement.