Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the Fisheries Development Institute and the Municipality of Cochamó The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the Municipality of Cochamó signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration with the aim of establishing general bases for collaboration in the areas of sustainable...
On Wednesday, March 19th, the Environmental Education Seminar: School Coexistence and Citizenship Training Outreach Fair was held in the Angelmó Hall of the Puerto Montt Arena. This fair was organized by the Llanquihue Municipal Association and represented an opportunity to mainstream environmental issues into...
Statoliths are calcareous structures located in the cranial region of cephalopods and are composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite and calcite). These structures allow the age of individuals to be determined through the formation of daily microincrements present in their microstructure. Between March 24th and...
The proposal was submitted to the 2024 Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund call by the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA-AP Network), comprised of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) (Chile); the José Benito Vives de Andréis Marine Research Institute...
IFOP researchers presented the experiences and developments in numerical modeling achieved by the Department of the Environment of the Aquaculture Division and the Department of Oceanography and Environment of the Fisheries Research Division at the Professional Experience Exchange Workshop on Modeling Systems held at...
Dr. Caroline Da Silva, a semi-senior researcher at the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), participated in the Sustainable Industries Congress held in Guatemala from March 20 to 23. This event brought together experts and industry leaders to promote innovative solutions that improve industrial efficiency and...
In the framework of the 97th Anniversary of the Naval Meteorological Service (SERVIMET), Commander Gonzalo Concha, head of the service, gave a speech noting that it is a day to remember March 31, 1928, when the President of the Republic, General Carlos Ibáñez del...
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...
