During July, review and improvement workshop (“benchmark”) of estimating abundance and biologically recommended catch for horse mackerel in the South-Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) procedure was held in Seattle. The workshop had a total of 53 participants, including 3 independent experts, and was held in a hybrid format (face-to-face and remote). The Chilean delegation that attended in person was headed by IFOP researcher Ignacio Payá, and included the participation of Carolina Lang IFOP researcher., Aquiles Sepúlveda INPESCA director,...
IFOP held a national workshop to review and improve horse mackerel stock’s evaluation considering new information generated by our Institution, which shows that horse mackerel has: faster individual growth; higher natural mortality; and earlier maturity. The workshop was planned by IFOP and Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat (SSPA) in preparation for a similar workshop to be held by South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (OROP-PS) scientific committee in Seattle. The workshop was organized by Ignacio Payá, and was attended by...
Valparaíso, On Tuesday, July 12th, Nicolás Grau Economy Minister and Julio Salas Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat visited Abate Molina Scientific Vessel and were received by Gonzalo Pereira IFOP’s Director. At the scientific platform in Chile, the authorities toured the facilities to see on ground Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) researchers, crew and technicians carried out work Nicolás Grau commented “it has been a very interesting visit to find out on board of the ship what IFOP does, we have toured...
On Wednesday, July 20th at 10:00 a.m., the Hydrobiological Health Department will hold a workshop to disseminate FIPA 2020-14 project entitled “Development of a proposal for a risk-based epidemiological surveillance program for ornamental fish in Chile , depending on their characterization and current health condition”results . During the workshop results will be announced in relation to ornamental fish industry current state in Chile , these organisms imports characterization and pathogens associated with high-risk diseases detection analysis results . Additionally,...
More than 6,000 participants attended, including 24 heads of state and government, and more than 2,000 civil society representatives, advocating for urgent and concrete action to address the ocean crisis. Lisbon final declaration states “We call for an ambitious, balanced, practical, effective, robust and transformative global biodiversity framework after 2020”. Resilient and healthy marine environments are climatic regulation and sustainable development foundation, with potential to produce food and energy for billions of people. At the UN CONFERENCE ON THE...
Marine cetaceans abundance and distribution patterns in Chile and their overlap with ship traffic in the Humboldt Current ecosystem are published at Scientific Report. prestigious scientific journal Aiming in improving knowledge gaps on Chilean waters cetaceans, in 2016, Monitoring of Highly Migratory Resources – Ecosystemic Approach (SRAM ECO) project directed by Dr. Patricia Zárate, began to carry out cetaceans sighting activity in chilean exclusive economic zone. Aboard some oceanographic and hydroacoustic cruises regularly carried out by IFOPś Direct Assessments...
The initiative is part of environmental events calendar and a necessary alert call for protection of threatened turtles, due to pollution, climatic change and incidental capture with fishing nets and lines factors. The activity organized by Fisheries and Aquaculture Regional Directorate and Escuela D-7 General Pedro Lagos Marchant. It was carried out jointly with Environment SEREMI Tortuarica NGO and Fisheries Development Institute. In this school dependencies the opening was in charge of the school director and present authorities, who...
The presentation will take place on Wednesday, June 22nd at 3:30 p.m., using Google Meet platform (meet.google.com/smc-zxig-pgy). IFOP in 2021 signed an agreement with San Francisco State University, to study interactions among fishing activities and marine mammals. One of this study central objectives is to determinate where are more likely to occur interactions areas between marine mammals and fishing activities. In this way, it is expected to provide information to fishing administrative authority in Chile, aimin for this interaction...
Details of the results will be provided. On Thursday, June 23 rd at 9:30 a.m. the closing seminar of the permanent research program “Surveillance of pathogens resistance to commonly used antimicrobials in national salmon farming” will be held in its Stage VIII, 2021-2022 . The seminar will present some advances and knowledge related to the use of genomic tools for antimicrobial resistance surveillance, which contributes to research associated with IFOP’s program. On the other hand, bacterial resistance to antimicrobials...
from Monday, May 30th and Thursday, June 3rd, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Executive Director Mr. Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, a few days after taking office, visited IFOP’s Aquaculture Research Division unit. Which operates decentralized and is headquartered in Puerto Montt city. During the tour, he learned about this division structure and organization, in addition to currently under development research, short and medium-term plans, in addition to knowing advanced human capital and research work support. An occasion in which he also...
A necropsy was carried out on several specimens of marine fauna that have stranded in the area and that were kept in the IFOP facilities. With Sernapesca Arica officials presence together with maritime authority, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) staff, members Universidad de las Americas (UDLA), Universidad Santo Tomás (UST) and thanks to Universidad de Tarapacá (UTA), who were this meeting hosts, which was managed by Pablo Valladares ( Faculty of Sciences biology department academician ), giving up his Applied...
Between May 26th and 27th, an exhibition of marine species was held at Ford College, organized by Fisheries Development Institute, Arica Headquarters. This activity, aimed mainly at promoting the importance of scientific research and our oceans care, it is carried out every year during May, in different schools in the region. On this occasion, the exhibition was attended by approximately 250 elementary and middle school students and their teachers. The presentations and the exposition were in charge of IFOP’s...
