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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
