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During the month of May, Aquaculture Division received an invitation to participate in the activity: “ Pollutants in the Sea Awareness Days”, organized by Liceo de Hombres de Puerto Montt Bicentennial inspired by the month of the sea. Whose focus awareness of the sea main problems, accompanied by photographic exhibitions, audiovisual presentations and coastal areas residents whose main source of work is the sea interviews . Dr. Margarita González from the Hydrobiological Health Department, Macarena Herrera from the Environment...

Within the framework of the XLI Congress of Marine Sciences, the researcher Pamela Carbonell from IFOP will be the organizer of the Harmful Algae Blooms Symposium in Chile: 50 years of history, building a path towards ICHA 2025. It will be held on Wednesday, May 25th, between 08:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Universidad Catolica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC) headquarters The symposium objective is to integrate the state of knowledge in our country about HABs, assess the level...

The Seventh Meeting of the Parties (RdP7) to the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) has concluded, in agreement with all Parties, that much work remains to be done to address threats to populations of Albatrosses and Petrels. sea ​​birds. The meeting was chaired by Gaia Puleston from Australia. In her welcoming remarks to RdP7, Her Excellency The Honorable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of the State of Tasmania, reflected on the task they face, saying: “The...

With interesting topics focused on Consumption of Seafood, Management Areas, Small-Scale Aquaculture, Biogeochemical Modeling Today begins XLI Marine Sciences Congress , organized by Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion (UCSC) and Marine Sciences Chilean Society (SCHCM) The congress will be held presencially at UCSC San Andrés Campus in Concepción city . IFOP will participate with interesting topics focused on the Consumption of Seafood, Management Areas, Small-Scale Aquaculture, Biogeochemical Modeling. Researchers Gonzalo Olivares and Johanna Rojas will present Calculation of...

On Thursday May 19th, Valparaiso’s Pablo Neruda’s school had Month of the Sea Celebration with a marine education activity carried out by IFOP researcher Catherine González, with the school’s teachers collaboration and Momemtum NGO and Oceanosfera Foundation teaching material support. The activity showed chilean marine ecoregions biodiversity and explained the importance of upwelling in Chile’s marine productivity, the role of the ocean in regulating climate and providing food and oxygen, and the importance of the moon. on tides and...

Today, May 19th, Mr. Gonzalo Pereira Puchy assumes as Executive Director. Lawyer from Universidad Catolica de Valparaíso, Universidad de Chile International Relations graduate. PUCV Master in Law. With extensive management positions experience, he has served as Head of National Fisheries Service Legal Department. Customs National Director, CPPS General Secretariat and Pacific Coastal Marine Action Plan.Executive Secretariat He was currently working as Fisheries Development Division Head at Fisheries Subsecretariat . Press related links pucv.cl industriaspesqueras.com ovejeronoticias.cl mundoacuicola.cl salmonexpert.cl aqua.cl radioallen.cl...

The visit was possible thanks to CORFO contributions in strengthening IFOP scientific capacities which are part of that institution performance agreement yearly signed with that institution. During April 18th and May 13th, Biochemist Luis Norambuena, semi-senior researcher at (CREAN) Harmful Algae Studies Center belonging to Fisheries Development Institute Aquaculture Research Division carried out an internship in Germany at Alfred Wegener renowned Institut (AWI) acting as Dr. Bernd Krock guest. Luis Norambuena referred to his internship “My internship’s main objective...

Within the framework of his PhD at Universidad de Barcelona, ​​financed by an IFOP scholarship. Ignacio Payá, IFOP’s Resources Evaluation Departmen researcher, carried out an internship between May 1rst and 8th, at the Marine Sciences Institute (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona (https://www.icm.csic.es), within the framework of the first year (2021-2022) of his Marine Sciences PhD program at Universidad de Barcelona (https://www.ub.edu/portal/web/ciencias-tierra/doctorado-ciencias-mar). His thesis on squid fishery management is being directed by doctors Joan Company and Nixon Bahamon from ICM-CSIC, and has...

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The exhibition is focused on groups of elementary and middle school students during mornings and will be open to general public in the afternoons. Between May 16th and 20th, at CECREA center facilities wich are located at Lillo 160 Castro, you can visit the interactive exhibition, aimed at publicizing IFOP work carried out and bringing science closer to children, young people and the community. Dr. Alejandro Murillo from IFOP, explained “in this exhibition the students of Castro and nearby...

This is the main sea lice research congress in the world Yesterday, May 10th, Dr. Margarita González presented two papers at the XIII version of sealice Conference 2022, which takes place in Törshavn, Faroe Islands, she explained “these are papers derived from IFOP’s permanent research program named Determination and Surveillance of Caligus rogercresseyi Resistance to Antiparasitics applied in National Salmon Farming, which is carried out at IFOP hydrobiological health Department”. She spoke about Caligus profiles susceptibility against temperature and...

On May 2nd, from Valparaíso’s port, Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail to characterize and evaluate of anchoveta and common sardine resources stock present between the Regions of Valparaíso and Los Lagos, based on hydroacoustic methods, during maximum recruitment and in the immediate fall period . For 29 days, IFOP professionals and technicians will carry out this scientific journey led by Fisheries Engineer Álvaro Saavedra ( cruise’s head) and Enrique Quiero, ship’s captain . The cruise’s specific objectives are:...

REDICEC is a non-profit entity that seeks to create and expand research links between Chile and Canada. It is made up of Chilean researchers linked to different universities in Canada and Chile. Its main mission is to build strategic and interdisciplinary alliances contributing to development of research in various knowledge areas of, and to support its members, as well as those who come to Canada for the first time, to join the net’s scientific dissemination and social activities ....

Algae Monitoring project in Chile (MACH) arises as a Chilean-Japanese collaboration, financed with Science and Technology for Sustainable Development Associative Research Program (SATREPS)resourcesfrom Japan’s Government, through its International Cooperation Agencies (JICA) and Science and Technology Agency (JST). Japan is represented by the Universities of Hiroshima, Kyoto and Okayama, as well as National Fisheries Science Research Institute from Chile, for its part, is represented by Universities De la Frotera Antofagasta, Los Lagos and Fisheries Development Institute through its Center for...

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