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Between January 29th and 31st, in San Antonio, Valparaíso’s region, III Biology and Anatomy of Chondrichthyes Workshop was held, offered under Monitoring of Highly Migratory Resources – Ecosystemic Approach’s project, the monitors of the activity are Dr. Patricia Zárate and Valparaíso University professor, Francisco Concha.This workshop main objective is to strengthen knowledge of approximately 25 IFOP scientific observers in biology, anatomy and sharks sampling , stingrays and chimaeras. Dr. Patricia Zárate referred to the course “This activity is a...

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The activity is an interactive education alternative for children and young people to learn about the sea, it takes place on Saturdays between 2 and 6 pm. A team of professionals from Puerto Montt Research & Aquaculture Division, consisting of Carlos Velásquez, Carolina Aguirre, Loreto López, Luis Henríquez, Patricio Mejías and Sebastián Cook, together with the group of professors Paulo Regulus Freire, which have been carrying out a series of actions to disseminate the marine sciences in “Alerce’s Free...

The exhibition is organized by the city council and IFOP Institute of Fisheries Development, jointly with the Regional Government, is free of charge for attendees and will be open to the public between Tuesday to Sunday from 12;00 to 20:15 hours, in La Cruz square. On Tuesday, February 5th , at 11 am in La Cruz square located on Gabriela Mistral street N° 3, bus stop number 17, and with Maite Larrondo city Major’s presence and Luis Parot IFOP...

“Guardians of the Sea” exhibition – organized by IFOP – will be located at Ambrosio O’Higgins Park, Santa Teresa avenue 911, where it will remain open between January 29TH and February 3RD is free of charge Educational, and interactive, this exhibition had been prepared by IFOP Institute of Fisheries Development , together with the Regional Government, it will be held this summer with the aim of teaching in an entertaining way how to take care of the ocean. The...

Between January 24th and 25th at IFOP Valparaíso headquarters, “Qualitative Modeling: Theoretical-practical introduction to Loops analysis” Course-Workshop was carried out. It is part of “SEAFISHMAN: Advancing towards the sustainability of fisheries based on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management through scientific research and capacity building in four Bentonic Resource Management Committees project “which is funded by the Walton Family Foundation (WFF) Carlos Montenegro Head of Fisheries Assessment Department explained “this course is part of ecosystemic modeling fisheries research line....

IFOP’s director explained the Institute work’s nature to ensure fisheries and marine resources sustainable exploitation. Source: www.empresaoceano.cl

  The exhibition called ” Sea Guardians ” was inaugurated on Tuesday at Concón Shopping Center with the visit of students from Oro Negro School An interesting and educational summer activity, arrived at the City of Concón. This is the interactive exhibition ” Sea Guardians ” that travels through 4 cities of Valparaíso Region explaining visitors about the Ocean, its resources and how to take care of it. Inthis activity, attendees can learn about IFOP’s research carried out in...

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The show was launched in Villa Alemana where it will be exhibited until mid-January and then be presented in Concón, Los Andes and Valparaíso. Source: www.empresaoceano.cl

This activity objective is to raise awareness among Valparaíso region population about the importance of the oceans, their natural resources and to show research work carried out by IFOP; It is free and intended for all types of spectators. It opens tomorrow Villa Alemana in Plaza Belén. Fisheries Development Institute, together with Valparaíso Regional Government, has organized an interactive, itinerant exhibition that will allow visitors to learn how marine resources are protected through scientific research. The exhibition is contained...

The recycling activity was recognized by Municipality of Puerto Montt Environment Department whose representatives visited “Clean Point” IFOP Puerto Montt base implemented a new initiative, where all workers set out the objective of recycling garbage in order to reduce the impact it generates on the environment. Thus, for 6 months, they managed to collect 439 kg of cardboard and paper, 124 kg of white paper, 7.5 kg of tetra packs, 222 kg of plastics, 3 kg of organic bottles,...

In 2018 there were 7 research cruises with a total of 226 days of annual operation. Valparaíso: On January 4th at 11 pm and for 31 days, a team of 27 professionals and technicians from Institute of Fisheries Development left from Valparaíso, aboard the B / C Abate Molina, to evaluate and characterize anchoveta resources stock and common sardine present among the V and X Regions. The considered study area is between (Pichidangui) and north of Caleta Mansa Leading...

Internship was on South Pacific Seabirds incidental capture in fisheries analysis: solutions for migratory corridor Chile -New Zealand During the months of October and November of 2018 in Wellington (New Zealand) city Luis Adasme Fisheries Evaluation Department professional participated in an ACAP (Agreement on the conservation of Albatrosses and Petrel) internship at the Conservation Department ( Department of Conservation te Papa Atawbai) and in the offices of the Ministry of Primary Industries (Manatu Ahu matua) of that country, highlighting...

Matías Schwartz, is National Fisheries and Development Research Institute, in Argentina, (INIDEP) researcher. As a professional he carried out an internship, which considered one week in October, working together with IFOP researchers. Francisco Cárcamo, Repopulation and Culture Department head indicated “within the framework of the collaboration agreement that IFOP maintains with INIDEP, Matías contacted us so that we could train him in management techniques and laboratory bivalves larval development . Matías Schwartz, works in the Patagonian scallop fishery (Zygochlamys...