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)...
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...
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...
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),...
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...
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...
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 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....
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...
The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) actively participated in EXPO Quellón 2026, organized by the Illustrious Municipality of Quellón. This event highlighted the importance of fishing and aquaculture activities in the southern austral region of Chile. IFOP Participation The Municipality of Quellón invited IFOP to...
The activity strengthened the technical capacities of scientific observers involved in the monitoring of highly migratory resource fisheries, addressing theoretical and practical content in anatomy, species identification, and biological monitoring. The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the IV Workshop on Chondrichthyan Biology and Anatomy,...
Valparaíso, February 16, 2026. — As part of its agenda of activities for the current year, the Network of Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Institutes of the Pacific Alliance (Red IIAP-AP) held the webinar “Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Science” last Thursday, February 12....
Within the framework of the Explora Va! Camp, aimed at preschool, elementary, and high school teachers from the Arica and Parinacota region, researchers and scientific observers from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), the Center for Harmful Algal Studies (CREAN), and IFOP Arica conducted a...
At the Municipal Library of Río Puelo, in the commune of Cochamó, the Integrated Workshop “Co-producing knowledge to restore mussel beds and Re-imagining common coastal well-being in the Reloncaví Fjord” took place. This event brought together academics, researchers, institutional representatives, and local stakeholders to...
On Sunday, January 25, 2026, with a massive attendance of over 8,000 people, the traditional Giant Curanto of Calbuco took place. This activity has established itself as one of the main summer milestones in the Los Lagos Region, strengthening cultural identity, local tourism, and...
