The Albatrosses and Petrels Conservation Agreement (ACAP) has chosen the “Plastic Pollution” theme for the fourth World Albatross Day (WAD2023), which is celebrated on June 19th. The annual celebration takes place on the date the Agreement was signed in 2001. Its goal is to raise awareness of the ongoing conservation crisis facing the 31 species of albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters covered by ACAP. Albatrosses are affected by a number of pollutants, of which plastics, whether ingested and then fed...
On June 13th and 14th, the general coordination meeting for demersal crustaceans project 2023 was held at the IFOP’s Talcahuano headquarters . The workshop was organized by the project team, made up of researcher Diana Parra, data manager Cecilia Bravo and the project manager Maximiliano Zilleruelo, supported by demersal discard monitoring researchers Victoria Escobar and Jorge Azócar, as well as Marco Troncoso, coordinator of the south-central zone of the Sampling Management Section. The meeting convened people in charge of...
The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Talcahuano headquarters, carried out a valuable dissemination initiative in collaboration with the San Vicente school, during June, the month of the environment. This activity is part of the Pelagic Discard project and its objective is to promote knowledge and the importance of the work carried out by IFOP in fisheries and aquaculture research in Chile through an ecosystem approach. Likewise, it seeks to stimulate student interest in science, bringing these tasks closer to the...
Within XLII Marine Sciences Congress’s framework held between May 22nd and 26th at Universidad de Los Lagos (Campus Chinquihue, Puerto Montt). Two symposiums were held with Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). Repopulation and Culture Department’s participation. These symposia corresponds: “Repopulation and restoration in Chile: Lessons and challenges“, held on May 24th and coordinated by Dr. Francisco Cárcamo Vargas from repopulation and cultivation department. “Current state of aquatic ecosystems in Los Lagos Region: Present anthropic effects and future climatic change“, held...
During May, on Quinchao island, Los Lagos Region, Sebastián Cook presented his 3 years work with students and teachers results, to Liceo Bicentenario Insular de Achao students Sebastián Cook, researcher from Puerto Montt’s Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Aquaculture Research Division Restocking and Culture Department, gave an explanatory talk for Liceo Bicentenario Insular de Achao students, presenting to the students some topics related to Small-Scale Aquaculture and also the work that the repopulation and culture team has carried out collaboratively...
On Saturday, June 10th, Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail from Valparaíso´s port to characterize and evaluate jack mackerel present between Valparaíso and Los Lagos Regions, using hydroacoustic methods, during the fall of this year. The head of the cruise is José Córdova, fishing engineer and as the ship’s captain is José Echeverría, who, accompanied by an expert team of professionals, technicians and the ship’s crew, will carry out horse mackerel related studies. The scientific cruise specific objectives are:...
During May, the Marine Sciences World Summit : Wind Energy, Floods, Toxins and Pollutants was held at North Carolina University Wilmington (UNCW). This meeting objective was to discuss global problems such as renewable energy, climatic change and marine pollution with an integrated perspective between international scientists, politicians and leaders from different industries with a view to guaranteeing a future with safer and healthier coasts. Dr. Jorge Mardones from Harmful Algal Blooms Center (CREAN), Puerto Montt headquarters, was invited to...
Between June 5th and 6th, this training will be carried out, organized by Chilean Antarctic Institute and Universidad de Magallanes and will take place at UMAG. From the Human Resources Department Training area , 3 scientific observers application and registration was managed, they are; Gino Liche (aquaculture technician) Alex Oyarzo aquatic resources technician, Nelson Luna ( fishing execution engineer). For Chile and for Fisheries Development Institute, it is important that some of its most outstanding scientific observers, who in...
From May 15th to 18th, 2023, LACFC Latin America and the Caribbean Fisheries Congress was held in Cancun, Mexico. This event was sponsored by important organizations such as American Fisheries Society (AFS), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in addition to universities participation and NGOs from the entire region. On behalf of Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Carolina Lang Direct Assessments Department researcher, together with Fisheries Assessment...
Aiming to promote awareness of the importance of caring for our oceans and publicizing the outstanding work of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) in fishing resources research, evaluation and conservation , Junior College´s students had the opportunity to visit IFOP facilities on May 25th. The visit, coordinated between IFOP and the school’s educational team, provided students with an enriching and educational experience. During this activity, youngsters had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the work carried out by the...
The FishPath helps fisheries advance on the path to sustainability The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) organized the FishPath Network Workshop 2023, which was held in Portland, Maine, US. This workshop is the second meeting of the members of the FishPath Network, designed to build capacity for the use of the FishPath tool and process. This workshop was a combination of training sessions from TNC’s FishPath...
ACAP 13th Advisory Committee Meeting (AC13) will take place during May 2023, in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. These Seabird Bycatch Working Groups (SBWG11) and Population and Conservation Status Working Group (PaCSWG7)meetings precede AC13 and took place from Monday May 15th to Friday May 19th. On the other hand, on Sunday, May 14th, a data workshop on data entry into ACAP platform was held with all the delegations´s high participation. The meeting´s objectives are to share work and research results, review...
During the past week, researcher, Karen Walker, in charge of the Central South Zone Small Pelagic Monitoring Program, and Paulo Mora, researcher of the Benthic Crustacean Fisheries Program, were working with their teams in Aysén. On the occasion, Paulo Mora held two training days for artisanal fishermen from Puerto Aysén and Puerto Cisnes, representatives of the Crustacean and Crab Management Committee of the Aysén Region, within the framework of the GEF Technical Assistance Coastal Marine Governance. Researcher, Paulo Mora,...
Gonzalo Pereira Puchy traveled to the area to meet with local authorities and IFOP workers, on the occasion he spoke with them about changes that are being made in IFOP in different areas associated with human resources, administration and finance (for example , gender equity, remuneration, salary bands, among others). The Director was accompanied by a team of IFOP professionals, Dr. Daniela Diaz, in charge of cooperation and international affairs, Dr. Renzo Tascheri, a researcher from IFOP Resource Evaluation...
On May 15th, in Santiago, Gonzalo Pereira Puchy IFOP’s Director, met with Science´s Minister Aisén Etcheverry Escudero. This activity was attended by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat Julio Salas, staff chief Javier Rivera, Dr. Leonardo Guzmán, IFOP’s aquaculture division head , Dr. Carlos Montenegro, Dr. Daniela Díaz fisheries division head and in charge of international affairs cooperation. The meeting aim was to talk about IFOP’s work, the work it does, vision, mission, budgetary needs, to develop the research work. IFOP´s...
