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More than 140 people, representing different organizations and general public participated in Sernapesca Conservation and Biodiversity Unit 5th Virtual Talk. On this occasion, the topic ” our coasts illustrious visitors” was deeply studied, marine animals that usually arrive, over and over again, to different sectors of the coast, and oceanic areas catching people’s attention. Erick Burgos, Sernapesca Atacama, marine ecologist recounted his experience with a sea elephant (Mirounga leonina) that has arrived every season since 2015 on Caldera’s coast....

Between September 20th and October 15th, IFOP is carrying out “ 2020 Spawning stock of anchovy bio-oceanographic conditions and evaluation between Arica and Antofagasta regions” annual project . This cruise called MOBIO-MPH is in charge of Dr. Jessica Bonicelli and is part of the projects carried out by the Oceanography and Environment Fisheries Research Division Department . Luis Parot Donoso IFOP Executive Director, highlighted “of the seven cruises that Fisheries Development Institute carries out per year on Abate Molina...

Between October 5th and 9th, remotely, the Scientific Information Literacy workshops Cycle was held, organized by the Marine Information Management Group (GIM) – CONA, of which Ghislaine Barría González Fisheries Development Institute librarian is a member,. Representatives from Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad de Concepción, Universidad Austral, Universidad Católica del Norte, Universidad de Magallanes, Shoa, Sernageomín, Museum of Natural History, researchers and the general public also attended. The activity objective was to provide useful tools to support scientific and applied...

Virtually, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador) organized “Marine Protected Areas Role for Migratory Species Conservation” talk., it was attended by approximately 250 people, from various countries worldwide, from Chile, Fisheries Development Institute Oceanography and Environment Department also member of Migramar Dr. Patricia Zárate was Invited to cotribute with the talk “How sea turtles benefit from Marine Protected Areas“. Dr. Zárate’s presentation focused on the leatherback turtle, a highly migratory species in decline in the Pacific Ocean, currently considered...

On Tuesday, September 29th, through Meet platform, Fisheries Development Institute held a Workshop to show its results for “INTEGRAL ALGAE AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ARTISAN FISHERMEN. STAGE III “ It has been carried out since 2017 within the framework of the agreement between Undersecretariat of Economy and Smaller Companies and IFOP, the scientific-technical counterpart being in this case Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture. It is directed by IFOP researcher, Dr. Francisco Cárcamo, and made up of a working group...

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Caligus rogercresseyi is a marine ectoparasitic copepod that affects Chilean salmon farming. It parasitizes salmon’s skin, as well as several wild fish species, such as snook Eleginops maclovinus, the parasite natural reservoir, and silverside Odonthestes regia. The life cycle of C. rogercresseyi presents 8 development stages, 3 planktonic (free-life phase) and 5 parasites (the phase attached to the host). It causes negative effects to salmon farming from two main points of view, on one hand, it affects fish condition,...

Link to the event: Google Meet: meet.google.com/zvr-brrb-bos Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Through Meet platform, Fisheries Development Institute will hold this Workshop in order to inform”Monitoring the resistance of Caligus rogercresseyi to antiparasitics applied in national salmon farming (Stage III)”. program results. Currently, this program is financed by the Ministry of the Economy, jointly with Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat actively participating in its development as a technical counterpart. Counting, in addition, with National Fisheries...

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru are also part of this. Between September 20th and October 15th, Chilean Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) is carrying out the cruise associated to “Spawning stock of anchovy bio-oceanographic conditions and evaluation annual project. between Arica and Antofagasta regions, year 2020 ” This cruise called MOBIO-MPH is in charge of Dr. Jessica Bonicelli and uses Abate Molina Ship as a scientific platform. It is part of the projects carried out by IFOP Oceanography and Environment of the...

The Daily Egg Production Method has been applied in Atacama and Coquimbo Regions between 2015 and 2020. Along with being a piece of information for the annual evaluation of anchovy stock, it allows studying temporal and spatial variations of reproductive parameters . Complementarily, environment study makes it possible to evaluate exogenous factors, such as available food quality and environment conditions in which the resource spawns. During maximum anchovy reproductive activity season (Engraulis ringens), IFOP executes cruises in Atacama and...

Via Google Meet, IFOP held “ 2019 Fisheries Monitoring Program under Management Area Regime,project ” dissemination workshop with representatives of Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture, SERNAPESCA, Economy Undersecretariat , as well as AMERB organizations technicians in charge of research, and other guests (TNC, UVM) participation . Results of Fisheries Development Institute research develops in the field of Benthic Resource Management and Exploitation Areas (AMERB) were presented, in its role as advisor to the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSPA)....

From 2010 up to date, the number of individuals and areas of crab catches in Los Lagos and Aysén region have increased, reaching 5 to 7 times more than in previous years. Per kilogram world value increase and other species of Lithodidae stocks decrease in the world, the family to which our spider crab belongs, has promoted its capture in new fishing grounds, such is the case in Los Lagos and Aysén region , with figures 5-7 times higher...

Sighting consists of species identification, counting of number of animals sighted, their activity and also environmental data collection. In total, 12 species of cetaceans have been registered, the most sighted are fin whale, dark dolphin, cachalot, common dolphins and blue whale. Highly Migratory Resources Monitoring project, Ecosystemic Approach, of IFOP Oceanography and Environment Department, has been carrying out Cetacean Sighting for four years. This activity is carried out on Abate Molina scientific vessel board during hydroacoustic and bio-oceanographic cruisesdevelopment...