On September 26th, the first course, of several that will be developed, on animal biodiversity and biological collections was held at the Coquimbo headquarters by professional Catalina Merino Yunnissi, Collections Administrator, Invertebrate Zoology Area of the National Museum of History Natural. This course was framed within the agreement signed between the IFOP and the National Museum of Natural History of Santiago. The activity included Scientific Observers participation from Demersal Crustacean Monitoring project and Discard Project. The objective was to...
It is a Silent Boat (ICES 209 standard, Silent-R) to not disturb fish’s behavior when prospected, avoiding escape when the boat passes, improving biomass estimates. On October 12th, at ASENAV shipyard in Valdivia, fishing and oceanographic research vessel Dra. Barbieri’s baptism and launch took place, a project financed by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat, and which will be operated by Fishing Development Institute. Various national and regional authorities participated in the ceremony, including of Fisheries Undersecretariat, Julio Salas; Los Ríos’s...
The Humboldt Current Warning, Forecast and Observation System (SIOM Chile) is being presented at the 7th version Otoliths International Congress to be held in Viña del Mar. More than 170 researchers from 41 countries are participating in this congress, which among its Thematic themes propose climatic change indicators definition derived from these calcareous structures. Additionally, IFOP presents its shark and sea turtle tagging program. Dr. Letelier, SAPO Chile Project principal IFOP investigator, pointed out that “this instance is the...
Yesterday, October 9th, in Viña del Mar with regional authorities assistance, the 7th International Otolith Congress was inaugurated, which for the first time was held in Chile, with 41 countries participating with 170 exhibitors. Hernán Ramírez, Valparaíso region’s Environment Seremi, expressed “I want to congratulate the Fisheries Development Institute and Universidad Católica de Valparaíso for the international Symposium organization, which will allow us to update our knowledge regarding otoliths, not only as age indicators but also as a source...
Marine Environment Environmental Commitment and Knowledge for more than 430 Attendees Last Tuesday, October 3rd, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) carried out an important scientific dissemination activity at Colegio San Jorge, in Arica’s city. More than 430 students and their teachers actively participated in an enriching day that included exhibitions and a fascinating display of marine species. The presentation was fun and educational, it also served as a platform to highlight marine resources conservation and sustainability importance . During the...
Ignacio Payá IFOP Resource Evaluation Department’s researcher, made his second stay during July at Marine Sciences Institute (ICM-CSIC) (https://www.icm.csic.es) within the framework of his second year (2022-2023) in the Marine Sciences Doctorate program at Universidad de Barcelona (https://www.ub.edu/portal/web/ciencias-tierra/doctorado-ciencias-mar). The purpose of this visit was to meet with his tutor, Dr. Antoni Calafat from Universidad de Barcelona, and with his thesis directors, doctors Joan Company and Nixon Bahamon from ICM-CSIC, and Cristian Canales (telematically) from the PUCV. His thesis is...
Sergio was Fisheries Development Institute’s Director between 1970 and 1973. In 1959 he joined Agriculture Ministry Fisheries and Hunting Development Department as counterpart to an international whaling research project. Likewise, he served for several years as secretary of the Chilean Section of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific. In 1965 he traveled on a scholarship to Japan, where he obtained certificates in courses on “Fisheries Propagation and Management” and “Fisheries Research.” Likewise, under his responsibility, in 1986, government...
Otoliths are calcareous structures that allow us to determine age, migratory patterns, micro-evolutionary and ecological changes of fish populations in the interaction with their habitat, being a fundamental piece of information in the evaluation of fish stocks and the impact of climatic change. on their populations. Between October 9th and 13th, the Seventh International Otolith Symposium will be held in Chile, an event that brings together the world’s scientific leaders who carry out otoliths and other calcified structures of...
Within this Administration strategic objectives regarding Information Technologies, projects to update our connectivity infrastructure are being addressed. To this end, a series of investments are being made aimed at reducing existing obsolescencelevels , with strong regional headquarters priority. This modernization translates into our networks improvement, investment in high-end communications switches, communications rack, cable management, among other measures, which provide better capabilities for management and administration. Next institutional level initiatives will be focused on continuing to modernize regions, and increasing...
