On December 10, at IFOP headquarters in Valparaíso, the activity Letters that investigate, the power of scientific literature, was held as part of the celebration of IFOP’s 60th anniversary. During the ceremony, the generous donations of collections exceeding 100 titles on whales, contributed by the family of Sergio Basulto, former Director of IFOP between 1970-1973, were highlighted. In addition, the valuable historical material on diatoms, donated by the academic and researcher Vivian Montecino, who also served as Director of...

The IX National Aquaculture Congress “AcuiCoquimbo 2024: Cultivating the development of the territory”, took place at the Guayacán Campus of the Catholic University of the North between November 27 and 29, 2024. The closing ceremony commemorated the National Aquaculture Day, highlighting the importance of this activity as a productive engine and sustainable alternative for the fishing sector. The Faculty of Marine Sciences of the Catholic University of the North UCN together with the Chilean Aquaculture Society (SCHACUI) were the...

On December 4 and 5, a training course on diagnostic techniques and recognition of species of the Macrouridae family was held at the IFOP base in San Antonio. The course was attended by scientific observers from the demersal crustacean monitoring project and the National Discarding and Incidental Catch Monitoring Research Project and some observers from the demersal fish project. The training was conducted by Dr. Mauricio F. Landaeta from the Ichthyology and Biophysical Interactions Laboratory of the Faculty of...

On November 22, a series of educational talks were held in the town of Quellón, Chiloé Province, within the framework of the benthic dissemination plan, organized by the Sampling Management Department (DGM) of the Fisheries Research Division of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). The main purpose of this activity was to bring the community closer to topics related to fishing and scientific studies of marine resources, addressing various specialties that IFOP develops in its dissemination work. On this occasion,...

The Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) participated in the international linkage project led by researchers from the University of O’Higgins (UOH) and in collaboration with the Université de Caen (UNICAEN) in France, focused on the study of the response of bivalve mollusks to various pathogens in contaminated environments. This work is part of the FOVI430027 project, entitled “International linkage for the evaluation of the sentinel capacity of filter-feeding bivalve mollusks in the monitoring of emerging contaminants in marine coastal...

Between September and December 2024, researchers from the Age and Growth Section have participated in the training course “Use of otolith chemistry in fish ecology: theory and practice” taught by Dr. Edwin Niklitschek, professor at the University of Los Lagos and researcher at the marine research center (i~mar), together with the collaboration of Dr. Pamela Toledo from the same university. This training included theoretical and practical sessions, which addressed concepts and theoretical foundations that support the application of chemical...

Continuing with the professional exchange between the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) and the Peruvian Institute of the Sea (IMARPE), the acoustic researcher Gustavo Cuadros of IMARPE participated in the first part of the anchovy hydroacoustic evaluation cruise, being on board the scientific vessel Abate Molina, between November 18 and 29, 2024. The study area of ​​this survey is located in the coastal zone up to 20 nautical miles between the regions of Arica and Parinacota to Antofagasta. This...

Between October 28 and November 1, 2024, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) conducted a technological tour to Norway with the purpose of seeking benchmarks and development models in research institutes and universities in that country in the field of infrastructure, technology and human capital necessary for climate change research and ocean digitalization, scientific data management (public data center), mechanisms for financing research in the public interest, along with the search for possible cooperation and joint work agreements. The IFOP...

Between November 20 and 22, the “Southeast Pacific Meeting: Committed to a Sustainable Ocean” took place in Panama City. This event was organized within the context of the “Save the Blue Five” project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS), the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Conservation International (CI) and MarViva (MV). The...

The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Culture and Conservation: Fishing for Change was held in Perth, Australia, from November 9 to 15. This event is the most important in the field and brought together more than 1,400 researchers from 73 countries. Among the various topics discussed at the conference, the problem of the interaction of marine mammals with fisheries around the world was one of the most relevant. Senior researcher from IFOP, Marcelo San Martín,...

The VI Ibero-American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries (SIBICORP) was held in the city of Lisbon, Portugal from November 11 to 15, 2024. A national delegation made up of eight researchers from both Chilean universities and the Fisheries Development Institute participated in this meeting. In this regard, IFOP’s participation was made up of researcher Carolina Hernández-Santoro with a presentation entitled: Changes in the reproductive tactics of the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) Compensation or adaptation to environmental variability? And...

During November, the Regional Outreach Meeting of the PAR EXPLORA Coquimbo project, executed by CAZALAC, was held at the La Serena Coliseum. More than 300 students from all over the Coquimbo Region met and the presentation of the work carried out by various groups of students aged 10-16 years on research and innovation topics in the Coquimbo region was held. One of the works that stands out among the presentations was guided as Scientific Advisor by the researcher from...

Macarena Herrera Abaroa, researcher of the Larval Monitoring of Mussels of the Aquaculture Division of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), was invited to the 2nd Scientific Workshop of the Learning Platform on Mussel Farming of the Millennium Institute in Coastal Socio-Ecology (SECOS). The event took place from October 23 to 25, 2024 in Valle Las Trancas, Ñuble Region. The workshop focused on three socio-ecological systems, among which the Mollusk Aquaculture platform stood out. IFOP’s participation in this space reinforces...

On Friday, November 15, 2024, authorities and professionals from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSPA), the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of the Environment participated in a visit to the Dra. Barbieri B/C. During the activity, which also included the presence of Dr. María Ángela Barbieri, the preliminary results of the project “Direct evaluation of yellow shrimp, red shrimp and nylon shrimp between the Atacama and Biobío regions, 2024” were presented, led...

On November 15, a group of professionals from the Putemún (Castro) research center of the Fisheries Development Institute, carried out a scientific dissemination activity at the “Ichuac” Rural School, an educational establishment dependent on the Municipal Education Corporation of Puqueldón, which provides education from Pre-school to 8th grade, located in the rural sector of Ichuac, commune of Puqueldón, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region. Around 25 students from 5th to 8th grade, accompanied by teacher Cristian Vásquez, natural sciences teacher...