The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement that aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not constitute a threat to the survival of species. Chile acceded to...
As part of the Humboldt II project, implemented by SUBPESCA-Chile and the Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Peru, a training workshop on “Ocean Modeling Using CROCO and PISCES” was held from March 17 to 21 in the IFOP Auditorium. The training was...
On March 21, the scientific vessel Abate Molina sailed from the Port of Valparaíso to characterize and assess the horse mackerel, found between the Arica and Parinacota Regions and the Valparaíso Region, using hydroacoustic methods. The cruise leader is fisheries engineer Víctor Catasti Barraza,...
Dr. Leonardo Guzmán Méndez, senior researcher at the Fisheries Development Institute, reported that the seventeenth meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algae (IPHAB) was held between March 18 and 20. It has been in operation since the 1990s as a way to stimulate...
On March 17, the Scientific Vessel Dra. Barbieri set sail from the Port of Valparaíso to conduct acoustic-fishing and oceanographic surveys to assess the biomass, using hydroacoustic methods, of small pelagic resources, the southern sardine, the common sardine, and the anchovy present in the...
The guide compiles the testimonies and experiences of environmental actions from 15 women who are part of the Micelio Network. As part of the Climate Month activities, and also in commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Women and...
Dr. Jo Gilbert, international director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds of the United Kingdom, highlighted Chile’s progress in this area through the work of Subpesca, Sernapesca, and IFOP. At the offices of the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca), the...
The Abate Molina and Dra. Barbieri vessels set sail from the Port of Valparaíso on February 15 and for 27 days will travel along the coasts of the Atacama and Coquimbo regions to conduct a hydroacoustic prospecting cruise to assess the anchovy stock present...
In March 2023, the city of Santa Marta, Colombia, was the setting for the meeting of the Network of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA/AP Network), where significant links were established between the Institute for Marine and Coastal Research...
On Tuesday, January 28, Dr. Yesenia Olaya, Minister of Science of Colombia, met at IFOP Headquarters in Punta Arenas with Head of Regional Headquarters MSc. Erik Daza, professional and technical staff of the Headquarters and the Heads of Division Dr. Carlos Montenegro and Dr....
Gonzalo Pereira Puchy Executive Director of the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) Fisheries management in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Chile and in the high seas of the South Pacific is governed by solid principles established in the United Nations Convention on the...
Caldera, From January 7 to 9, IFOP held training sessions for Scientific Observers who carry out their information gathering tasks in the monitoring centers located in the Atacama Region. The activity is related to the “Monitoring of Benthic Fisheries” Program, led by IFOP senior...
Within the framework of the work carried out by IFOP in the context of the Benthic Fisheries Monitoring Program, that is, maintaining effective communication with institutional and private agents of the benthic artisanal fishing sector to disseminate the results of the project, the talk...
With the welcome remarks of Dr. Leonardo Guzmán, president of the local (national) organizing committee of the international conference on harmful algae (ICHA2025), published on the Conference website (www.icha2025.org), registrations for this important world event, the most important on harmful algae and aquatic toxins,...
In January 2025, we had the visit of Dr. Ana Catarino at the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP), Valparaíso headquarters. Dr. Catarino is a leading international researcher at the Flemish Marine Institute (VLIZ). She is a specialist in the study of microplastics in seawater,...
