The courses were already taught in Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Iquique, and during this week, they are being given in the city of Valparaíso. Within the framework for accreditation of knowledge and competences included in the Regulation of Scientific Observers, which consider the areas...
The topics to be discussed in the Congress are mainly about the conservation and sustainability of crustaceans, and covered topics as diverse as the taxonomy of crustaceans, fisheries, reproduction and paleontology. In the city of Crato do Ceara, Brazil, “IX Brazilian Congress of Crustaceans”...
Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raúl Súnico, together with Director of IFOP, Leonardo Núñez, led the activity in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Chilean scientific ship. The First Secretary of the Department of Economy of the Japanese Embassy in Chile, Susumo...
On 16 November, at Casa de la Cultura of Puerto Aysén, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero organized a fishery assessment workshop, which was prepared under the Regional Fisheries Strategic Program. Presentations were in charge of researchers from Research Division of IFOP, Juan Carlos Quiroz,...
They met to support the proposal of the marine reserve of green turtles in the sector of Puntilla of Chinchorro beach. Between November 15 and 17, the National Group of Sea Turtles met. This group is composed by Dr. Patricia Zárate (president of the...
In Panama City, the Third Technical Meeting on dolphinfish was held; this was organized by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (CIAT in Spanish). For this meeting, the CIAT extended an invitation for Chilean researchers to participate: Patricio Barría and Francisco Contreras of Instituto de...
Between November 8 and 10 in Viña del Mar, the third Binational Workshop on biological fishery studies was carried out on top and highly migratory predators in the South Pacific Ocean. It is organized by the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), the Instituto del...
Young people of Marine Biology career of Universidad de Valparaíso toured the facilities of IFOP accompanied by Professor Fernando Balbontín, where they were able to know how is utilized the data collected along the coast of Chile. On Thursday, November 10, in Valparaíso, a...
The International Whaling Commission aims to provide the proper conservation of whale stocks and make a well-arranged development of the whaling industry as possible. Chile is a member of the committee since 1979 and actively participates in the Scientific Committee and at meetings of...
The annual meeting of the scientific committee is where scientific recommendations for the organization are made, therefore is very important since data, models and biologically acceptable catches are analyzed, also different subjects for the management of different fisheries. The Chilean delegation was composed by:...
The bleak is an important resource, which constitutes a major component of the bait in the lobster fishery of Juan Fernandez (Jasus frontalis), especially in the subsystem of Robinson-Santa Clara islands, where it is also caught for human consumption during the period of lobster...
The Executive Director of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Leonardo Nunez, is in Aysén where he met with regional authorities and with the family of Bruno Nunez. Between 24 and 26 October, the Executive Director of IFOP, Leonardo Nunez, remained at Aysen. The professional explained:...
It is developed within the project “Upgrading of fishery biological parameters of south-central Chilean crab” and will feature leading national and foreign experts On 26 and 27 October, at the “Marco Espejo Vidal” auditorium of IFOP Valparaiso, a meeting will be held with national...
Ximena Vivanco (Marine Biologist, candidate for Master on Environmental Management) is a researcher of IFOP Puerto Montt and participates in the “Monitoring Program of Red Tide regions of Los Lagos, Aysen and Magallanes”; her photograph “Chilean Alexandrium catenella” was awarded with the second place....
The attendance of researchers from Instituto de Fomento Pesquero to the World Conference on harmful algal bloom has revealed the level of work done in Chile and competencies of this group compared with similar activities in other parts of the globe. An important participation...
