On October 1, IFOP participated in the First Meeting of Chilean Giant Squid Processors and Exporters.
The meeting was organized by the Chilean Association of Fishing Plants (Appes Chile) and was attended by the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Julio Salas, the National Director of the National Fisheries Service, María Soledad Tapia, the Director of the Fisheries Development Institute, Gonzalo Pereira, and researchers from the Fisheries Assessment Department, Karen Belmar and Claudio Bernal.
On the occasion, through its new president, Francisco Vega, the requirements of the Chilean cuttlefish processing and exporting sector were presented to address national and international challenges, such as active participation in the Management Committee and those arising from our country’s participation in the SPRFMO.
In this regard, Karen Belmar Salinas, semi-senior researcher and head of the Cuttlefish Fishery Monitoring project, presented the biological background of the species, the status of the fishery, and the main results of the studies conducted by IFOP on the subject.
The IFOP Director also presented on the creation of international fisheries organizations and their legal framework, and explained how they influence high-seas fishing operations.
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