Three important red tide detection projects, which aims to detect any noxious flowering event and promptly alert IFOP Fisheries Development Institute authority is working with Aysén Regional Government and Economy and Small Enterprises Subsecretariat,. Dr. Leonardo Guzmán, head of IFOP aquaculture research division explained...
In a Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture meeting with IFOP National Director, Verónica Cáceres she admired the work done on the subject, especially for marine turtle reserve established in Arica. On Monday, December 4th , Verónica Cáceres, Sea Turtles Inter-American Convention Secretariat, met with...
Since 2014, Fisheries Development Institute has been implementing an oceanographic forecasting system based on hydrodynamic coupling (Model ROMS) and atmospheric (Model WRF) numerical models, which allow sea status forecast 72 hours in advance. Southern zone of Chile. This system has been implemented in conjunction...
This meeting highlighted and enriched otoliths applied procedures and techniques, up to age determination and information methodology to obtain both nations stocks age structures. Argentina National Institute of Fisheries Development (INIDEP) held during November 21rst and 24th , 2017 “Comparison of age determination techniques...
This activity is organized by Mexico Aquaculture and Fisheries National Commission (CONAPESCA) and United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO). On November 27th and 28th , “Blue Growth” International Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Mexico City, which brought...
Between November 21rst and 24th , “Best practices for Indicator 14.4.1 implementation and presentation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)” workshop was held in Rome, Italy. This workshop is part of FAO initiative to raise SDG 14 awareness and global reporting process for Indicator 14.4.1...
On Friday, November 24th, a group of 25 marine biology students from Universidad de Valparaíso, with Professor Fernando Balbontín, visited (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute, to learn about IFOP’s work, with IFOP researchers direct contact and also to visit the institution modern laboratories. They were...
Leonardo Núñez, Executive IFOP Director, attended on Monday morning, November 27th, Centers and Technological Institutes annual Meeting in its third version, the activity is organized by Corfo and takes place at Las Condes Stadium. On the occasion Núñez referred to IFOP work in the...
At the end of December cruise, the vessel will have completed a historic operation of 244 scientific cruises, with a total of 5488 operation days. “Abate Molina” B / C set sail on November 25th to carry out its last cruise of the 2017...
Chile represents one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world and an important feeding area for 15 species of albatrosses and petrels. In addition, our country has several world-class seabird breeding sites under its jurisdiction. Between November 21rd and 23th, XII Ornithological...
Colacmar is the Marine Sciences Latin American Congress, it was held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil. IFOP, Institute of Fisheries Development was represented by a team of professionals from its aquaculture division to show their work, Among them Dr. Pablo Rojas, Vladimir Murillo, Heraldo...
Between October 29th and November 4th , International workshop Recruitment: Theory, Estimation, and Application in Fishery Stock Assessment Models, organized by the Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM) was held at the University of Miami, USA. Researchers Ignacio Payá and Francisco...
IFOP signed two important projects with Japan and Australia On behalf of Japan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Science and Technology Agency (JST) that will finance the study to be jointly carried out with Kyoto and Okayama Universities, in addition...
The XVII Latin American Marine Sciences Congress, recently held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil (COLACMAR 2017), was a high level scientific event that brought together researchers from a large part of Latin America. IFOP participated with the presence of its researchers, Carlos Montenegro, Andrés...
IFOP Hydrobiological Health Department head has been working hard in a program that seeks to monitor and evaluate antibiotics resistance of main pathogens that affect salmon farming. Here, his guidelines for a more efficient use. Better control of Rickettsial Salmon Septicemia (SRS) or Piscirickettsiosis...
