The technical workshop “Status of Brown Algae Fisheries in the Tarapacá Region: Resource, Fleet, Market, and Management Recommendations” was held at the end of April in the Océano Sur room of the Gran Cavancha Hotel in the city of Iquique. The workshop was organized...
Between April 14 and 16, IFOP’s Repopulation and Cultivation (RyC) team delivered seeds of key resources to strengthen Small-Scale Aquaculture (APE) in southern Chile. The IFOP Repopulation and Cultivation team delivered seeds of northern scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) and Japanese oyster (Magallana gigas), produced at...
As part of the celebration of Marine Month and its 62nd anniversary, IFOP is participating in the 8th EXPOMAR, organized by the Marine Biology program at the University of Magallanes. This interactive fair brings together public and private entities connected to the marine and...
Dr. Osvaldo Ulloa shared his experience on expeditions to depths of over 8,000 meters and the latest advances in the study of extreme ecosystems. As part of the Benthic Fisheries Monitoring Project, a keynote address was given by Dr. Osvaldo Ulloa Quijada, professor at...
As part of the Benthic Fisheries Monitoring Project, nine scientific observers from fishing coves in the Biobío and Los Ríos regions participated in a training workshop held at the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) in Talcahuano. The activity, organized by senior researcher Nancy Barahona Toledo,...
The heads of the Arica and Iquique regional offices, Claudia Molina and Hernan Padilla, accompanied by the Head of the Department of Oceanography and Environment (DOMA), Dr. Jaime Letelier, participated as active members in the second session of the regional roundtable on El Niño...
On Monday, May 4, students from the Natural Resources Engineering program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), specializing in Marine Systems/Sustainable Development, visited the Valparaíso facilities of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). The purpose of the visit was to learn firsthand about...
A binational workshop of the GEF Humboldt II project analyzed particle drift simulations and detected areas of high connectivity and retention along the coastal strip of southern Peru and northern Chile. Lima hosted the workshop “Oceanographic Modeling and Larval Connectivity of Anchovy between Southern...
This is his second time leading the institution, having previously served from 2018 to 2022. Luis Parot Donoso is a Fisheries Engineer (E) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, class of 1973, and holds an MBA. He has a distinguished professional and political...
Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis) aquaculture is one of the main productive activities in the Los Lagos Region, with a supply chain that contributes significantly to regional economic development. However, it faces persistent challenges, such as variability in seed collection and competition for substrate, key...
The final workshop of the project “Incorporation of Anchovy Monitoring Associated with the Artisanal Fishing Fleet of the Atacama Region,” funded for the third year by the Atacama Regional Government, was held at the University of Atacama’s Cultural Development Center in the city of...
On April 14, the first International Workshop of the project “Contributing to a Comprehensive Vision of the Fisheries Reality by Incorporating the Socioeconomic Dimension into the Diagnosis, Management, and Decision-Making Processes in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the Pacific Alliance Countries” was held...
The meeting established the initial guidelines for defining the Ocean Node’s governance model. The Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences at the University of Playa Ancha hosted the first governance meeting led by the North Central Ocean Natural Laboratory Node (Ocean Node). Representatives from...
Contao, Hualaihué – In a day marked by technical dialogue and the active participation of the artisanal fishing sector, researchers from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participated in an activity organized by the Hualaihué Fishermen’s Federation, held in the town of Contao. The event...
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)...
