Also as part of the tour, the delegation had the opportunity to present their experience of joint work between Chile and Japan to the Chilean Ambassador in that country, Ricardo Rojas, highlighting relevant aspects of MACH’s research. Between September 30th and October 9th, integrating a delegation that also included Universities of Antofagasta, La Frontera and Los Lagos academics,researchers Drs. Leonardo Guzmán and Oscar Espinoza, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Aquaculture Research Division and the Harmful Algae Research Center heads ,...

With deep sadness, Our IFOP family bids farewell today to whoever was its Executive Director, between the years 1990-1994, a prominent marine biologist and oceanographer, his IFOP colleagues; We remember him as a very intelligent, charismatic and, above all, hard-working man, always aware of everything he had to do with the progress of marine science research. Generous in his knowledge, professor of many professionals who today work in the area of fisheries and aquaculture research, his closest ones remember...

Within the framework of a new version of the Science Festival, organized by the Explora Arica and Parinacota Regional Associative Project (PAR), the Science and Innovation Fair was held on October 7th in Punta Norte Park, whose motto this year It was “Every drop counts”. This instance, which every year brings together in one place different institutions linked to scientific, technological and educational activities, during its inauguration was attended by the North Macrozone’s Sciences SEREMI Mr. Rubén Moraga,along with...

It will be a modern 2-story building of 951.52m2, laboratories for Pre-shipment analysis of fishmeal, ichthyology and oceanography laboratories. The new regional headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute will be located in the Primeras Piedras sector, Iquique. It is a maritime concession located on a plot of 3,285.44 m2, which was delivered by the Maritime Authority to the Fisheries Development Institute until December 31rst, 2041. Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, IFOP’s Executive Director traveled to the region to talk with the...

This successful workshop was organized by EDF at Palacio Astoreca Montealegre Hotel , located at Cerro Alegre 149, Valparaíso, on October 5th and 6th, 2022, Valparaíso, Chile. Within the framework of Learning Network, Artisanal Fishing -Chile “The sea and fishing challenges facing climatic change (CC)” 8th Workshop. Dr. Jaime Letelier, Fishing Development Institute’s Oceanography and Environment Department’s head showed advances of “An ocean warning, prediction and observation system”. This IFOP’s developed system contributes to public data integration from Eastern...

Activity that was carried out in an online format, between 9:30 and 12:30 on Monday, September 26th. This Monday, September 26th. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held a workshop to disseminate the results of “Monitoring and Surveillance Program on mytilids larval availability for aquaculture activity sustainability in Chilean southern zone IX stage 2021-22”, a study that has been carried out since 2013 and is part of IFOP permanently executed monitoring programs and defined by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat. The workshop...

this activity was held in Ecuador, IFOP attended represented by Dr. Patricia Zárate in her capacity as a member of the Technical Scientific Committee of sea turtles of Southeast Pacific of South Pacific Permanent Commission (CPPS) These activities will bring together technical scientific committees delegates from Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Regional Workshop “Marking of Sea Turtles in the Southeast Pacific” was held on October 3rd and 4th, at Pachoche Coastal Marine Wildlife Refuge, in Manabí Province Ecuador....

From September 28th to 30th, IFOP Director, Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, toured IFOP’s Puerto Montt, Aysén and Punta Arenas headquarters; on the occasion, IFOP’s highest authority held meetings with the institution’s workers and with regional authorities. The Board of Directors was held in Puerto Montt, in which the head of the Aquaculture Research Division, Dr. Leonardo Guzmán, presented to councilors the division’s current development, gaps and medium-term projections. In addition, the council became aware of the facilities and means available...

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“Women of the sea, coast and islands of Aysén Region” is the given name to the first publication aimed at disseminating female participation in artisanal fishing sector from Melinka, on the north coast, to Caleta Tortel, in the southern region. Recognizing women on the coast’s importance history and activities. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the Artisanal Fisheries Women’s Roundtable agreed to publish Women of the Sea, as part of a collaborative effort. As the table’s president Rodrigo Araya, Regional...

Different authorities attended the event, including Valparaíso’s region Economy and Environment ministerial Secretariat ( Seremis) and Valparaíso and Viña del Mar mayors Jorge Sharp, and Macarena Ripamonti respectively. On September 29th and 30th, 2022, beach dissemination and cleaning activities were carried out in Caleta Portales and Reñaca beach, with a large gathering attended by schools and general public. On this occasion, delegations from Chilean Navy, Municipalities, Universities, Environment Seremi, Agricultural and Livestock Service, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA),...

The workshop was held in Caldera port it was organized by the Chilean National Artisanal Fishermen Confederation (CONAPACH), the Interregional Pelagic Federation Changos del Norte and Northen Macrozone Artisanal Fishermen Organizations, this meeting was attended by more than 60 participants from the artisanal fishing sector, representatives of Fisheries Undersecretariat, Fisheries Development Institute, National Fisheries Service, Chilean Navy and regional authorities. The event began with welcome greetings from Mr. Miguel Avalos, Caldera’s COOPESCADORES president and via telematics, Mrs. Zoila Bustamante,...

From Antofagasta’s Port Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail on September 23rd for a 45-day cruise that will cover between the northern limit of the country and 26°S and up to a distance of 100 nm from the coast. Within the framework of the XXV Joint Regional Cruise, coordinated by the South Pacific Permanent Commission (CPPS) The cruise’s execution is in charge of Oceanography and Environment Department (DOMA) of Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the head of the cruise...

On September 15th, the 2nd virtual meeting of the year 2022 of the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance (IIPA/AP network) was held. This is a network that was born in the context of the 2017 Work Plan of the ad hoc group on Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Pacific Alliance and is made up of IFOP (Chile), INVEMAR (Colombia), INAPESCA (Mexico) and IMARPE (Peru). , and INIDEP (Argentina), SCIRO (Australia) and FAO have...

Dr. Jaime Letelier Pino, head of IFOP Fisheries Research Division of Oceanography and Environment, presented “Chilean Contribution to the MultinationDepartment al Alert System for the Resilience of Fisheries in the Great Humboldt Current System (S.A.P.O) ”, at the “international conference on Eastern Rim Upwelling Systems (EBUS): Past, Present and Future & Second International Conference on the Humboldt Current System” held in Lima between September 19th and 23rd, 2022. The exhibition was part of the shared session with leading scientists...