Between July 21 and 25, 2025, the Hydroacoustic Specialists of the Institute of Fishing Development of Chile (FOP) and of the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) met in Valparaíso, in order to estimate the biomass of the shared stock of Width (Empharulis Ringens) in southern...
Artisanal king crab (Lithodes santolla) fishing takes place between July 1 and November 30 of each year. It is an activity of great economic and social importance for the region and the country, as it is a crustacean highly prized in global gastronomy for...
The project, financed by the Chile-Mexico Fund and implemented by the public institutes IFOP and IMIPAS, incorporates the principles of gender equality, inclusion, aquaculture and fisheries technology training, and climate change. Santiago, July 2025. A total of 33 people, including members of the Benthic...
Today, July 10, 2025, at the Palacio de la Moneda, the President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, signed into law the new Fisheries Fractionation Law. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic, the Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau, the Undersecretary of...
On Wednesday, June 25, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held a virtual workshop to disseminate the results of the program “Determination and Surveillance of Caligus rogercresseyi Resistance to Antiparasitics Used in National Salmon Farming. Stage VIII (2024–2025),” an initiative that seeks to strengthen technical...
More than 220 specialists from 30 countries gathered in Iceland to exchange experiences, challenges, and advances in scientific observation and fisheries monitoring programs. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) senior researchers Erick Gaete and Marcelo San Martín, both members of the Fisheries Assessment Department, participated in...
Senior Researcher Nancy Barahona and Inter-Senior Researcher Paulo Mora attended. Since 2023, the Artisanal Fishing and Aquaculture Unit of the Patagonian Ecosystem Research Center (CIEP) has been studying some benthic marine species in the Aysén Region, which are important for artisanal fishing, such as...
The International Workshop on Swordfish Data and Scientific Research was held at the FAO office in Santiago, Chile, from June 17 to 19. Organized by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), representatives from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), the...
The event, aimed at promoting scientific outreach in schools, introduced students to the marine world through interactive exhibits and educational experiences with a local focus. On June 2, the Aquaculture Research Division of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participated in the 1st Marine Science...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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,...
