They are researchers from the IFOP Benthic Fisheries Monitoring and Benthic Crustacean Fisheries project. The 44th Marine Sciences Congress was held in Viña del Mar, an event that, as usual, attracted the interest of students, academics, and researchers in the Marine Sciences. This event featured various symposia, including sessions covering a range of topics related to research conducted primarily at the national level. In Session 1: Fisheries and Fisheries Oceanography, IFOP senior researcher Nancy Barahona Toledo presented the work...
On May 28, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) actively participated in the 6th Sea Fair, an event organized by the Regional Associative Project (PAR) Explora Los Lagos of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, together with the Scientific Outreach Unit of the Austral University of Chile, Puerto Montt campus. The fair brought together more than 700 participants from 18 educational institutions in the municipalities of Puerto Montt, Calbuco, Osorno, Puerto Octay, Los Muermos, and San Pablo. Children...
With the close of the 2024-2025 mussel seed collection season, the Mussel Seed Collection and Larval Monitoring Program, led by the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), provided a detailed analysis of the larval dynamics observed in the main farming areas. This information is available through the interactive platform “Endemic Seed.” The season was characterized by an earlier start to the collection period, which began on September 25, 2024. This phenomenon was evident at the Cochamó station, where 225 competent larvae...
The course “Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Management of AMERB” was held at the Faculty of Marine Sciences of the University of Valparaíso. This course was held within the framework of the 2025 Congress of Marine Sciences and was attended by professionals, students, and artisanal fishers. It was taught by researchers from the IFOP Management Areas Section: Gabriela Arenas, Bryan Bularz, Catherine González, and Pedro Romero. This course provided participants with a conceptual and methodological...
On Saturday, May 31, researchers Paulo Mora and Andrés Olguín presented the results of the Benthic Crustacean Fisheries Monitoring Program in the Los Lagos and Aysén regions at the monthly meeting of the Ancud crab fishing production committee. On this occasion, Paulo presented results from the king crab fishery, and Andrés presented results from the marble crab fishery in the Los Lagos Region. Claudio Pichaud, President of the Ancud Jaiberos Committee, stated, “The results presented by IFOP are relevant...
Semi-Senior Researcher María Fernanda Jiménez Reyes, who works on the project “Research and Monitoring Program on Discards and Bycatch in Pelagic Fisheries,” participated virtually and received a scholarship at the 5th Edition of the World Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Seafood Conference, held from June 9-11, 2025, in Rome, Italy. Fernanda presented “Causes of Discards in the Industrial Purse Seine Fishery of Anchovy (Engraulis ringens) in Northern Chile” on behalf of the Fisheries Development Institute. This presentation also served as a...
In the context of World Oceans Day, the MuseOcéano event, organized by the Valparaíso Natural History Museum, was held on Saturday, June 7th. The team from the plankton laboratory of the Department of Oceanography and Environment (DOMA) of IFOP participated as exhibitors. The event featured various stands and talks by experts in different areas of ocean research. The IFOP group was made up of marine biologists Constanza Sandoval, Débora Albornoz, and Yanara Figueroa, who actively participated in disseminating the...
The University of Valparaíso, in conjunction with the Chilean Society of Marine Sciences, organized the 44th Congress of Marine Sciences, which took place from May 26 to 30, 2025, at the Enjoy Hotel in Viña del Mar. This prominent scientific meeting brought together experts, researchers, and professionals from the marine field, focusing on current and future challenges related to sustainability, technological innovation, and the responsible management of marine ecosystems. Representing the Direct Evaluations Department of the Fisheries Development Institute...
Between June 2 and 6, 2025, the First Workshop on Standardization of Fisheries Biological Data for the shared anchovy stock in southern Peru and northern Chile was held in Lima, Peru, between specialists from the Peruvian Marine Institute (IMARPE) and the Chilean Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). This activity was carried out within the framework of the activities planned by the Binational Working Group on Fisheries Biology and the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Humboldt II Project, which is...
Scientists Dr. Joan B. Company and Dr. Nixón Bahomon from the Barcelona Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC-ICM ( icm.csic.es), along with doctoral students Pablo Couve and Jacop Aguzzi from the University of Barcelona, will visit IFOP between May 27 and 29. Their agenda includes participation in the Symposium on “Challenges for Fisheries Management: Co-management, Evaluation of Management Strategies, Ecosystem Recovery, and Climate Change” ( Link), which will be held on May 29 at the Marine Sciences Congress ( congresocienciasdelmar.uv.cl)....
The Symposium “Improving Information on Studies of Chilean Management Areas” will be presented within the framework of the 2025 Congress of Marine Sciences. Benthic Resource Management and Exploitation Areas (AMERBs) have represented a significant change in fisheries management, promoting greater responsibility among fishing organizations regarding resource sustainability. The AMERB regime grants exclusive use or exploitation rights to benthic resources—invertebrates and algae—present in previously delimited geographic areas, which are assigned exclusively to legally constituted artisanal fishing organizations. The assigned spaces...
As part of the activities commemorating the Month of the Sea, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) actively participated in the Maritime Fair organized by the Arica Maritime Government. The event took place at the Mall Plaza. The fair, already a tradition in the region, brought together various institutions linked to the maritime and coastal areas, including Sernapesca, the Arica Port Company, the University of Tarapacá, the Yacht Club, and the IFOP. The main objective of this activity is to...
Punta Arenas, As part of the process of promoting the Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation (CTCI) Roadmap, regional authorities and representatives from the economic, environmental, and scientific sectors met to advance a joint strategy to strengthen the conservation of marine and freshwater ecosystems in the Southern Macrozone. The Southern Science Node network promotes decentralization and equity in science and technology in the southern regions of Chile. One of its main instruments is the CTCI Roadmap, a collaborative planning process...
