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...
During May, Strategic Research Programs carried out its difussion by Fisheries Development Institute, in this ocassion it was about Dissostichus eleginoides specie known as deep-sea cod. This time the workshop aimed at Industrial Cod Fleet. This activity was carried out electronically, for which a program was structured with the aim of having a conversation space between researchers and fishery users around different research topics on which IFOP is currently working. . Erik Daza IFOP Head in Magallanes region indicated...
Dr. Jaime Letelier, Oceanography and Environment Department’s Head , participated as an expert at “The ocean under threat. Urgency of protecting its ecosystemic services” panel: at the “ IPCC and Climatic Change IV Regional Conference, NovoPangea Latin America: United for Climatic Change”, which was held online on May 26th and 27th, 2022. (https://www.filantropiacortessolari.cl/novopangea/) The MERI Foundation organizes this Climatic Change Regional Conference that seeks to bring citizens closer to various actors in the region, creating dialogue and collaboration instances...
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...
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...
