During the activity, Chilean southern zone oceanographic and atmospheric forecasting models development system will be addressed, which allows us to know, with an horizon of 3 days, will grant the opportunity to know what are currents oceanographic conditions, temperature or salinity that will predominate in the zone, as well as atmospheric conditions related to wind, air temperature, precipitation, and radiation among others. On September 6th , “Oceanography and numerical tools for coastal management” workshop will be held in Castro,...
On Friday, August 23rd , in Zapallar, Fisheries Development Institute, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Zapallar City Council signed a cooperation agreement to promote marine protected areas.
To require resources to the government to improve IFOP investigations and research quality; analyzing the indiscriminate anchoveta fishing in the north and the poor care of salmon farming in the south were the topics analyzed in this instance. Source: Cámara de Diputados Televisión Chile
On Friday, August 23rd , in Zapallar, Fisheries Development Institute, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Zapallar City Council signed a cooperation agreement to promote marine protected areas. At the agreement signing IFOP Executive Director Luis Parot, Alicia Gallardo, Sernapesca National Director and Gustavo Alessandri Zapallar Mayor were present. Its objective is that the three institutions provide mutual collaboration to coordinate human resources and procedures, to carry out sustainability and conservation studies related to of hydrobiological resources present in...
With IFOP Executive Director Luis Parot and ACHS Regional Operations Assistant Manager, Sergio Moya signatures, a collaboration agreement among both institutions was signed. For IFOP director ” this collaborative agreement consolidates the trust that our institution has placed in the Chilean Security Association for several years.” Alejandro Fuenzalida, IFOP human resources head explained “Chilean Security Association is an authorized institution approved by law to administrate Law 16,744 insurance, for work accidents and diseases, these entities are true strategic allies...
The activity was developed in Caleta el Infiernillo and 50 children from San Vicente school participated in this activity. A team of nine IFOP scientific observers, led Caleta Infiernillo beach cleanup, an activity that was part of our community outreach campaign included in “Research Program on discarding and incidental capture in pelagic fisheries” project. Complementing the activity, children were given a brief introduction to the Bay history, fauna identification, resources and polluting factors found in La Caleta. These tasks...
For three months, IFOP marine biologist, Mauricio Mardones, , will complete an internship on benthic resources stock assessment methodologies at Washington University marine and fisheries sciences school, with Ray Hilborn’s team, https://fish.uw.edu/faculty/ray-hilborn/ Mardones explained “The internship’s purpose is to improve benthic resources stock assessment techniques (species that live on seabed) since in Chile these fisheries are important in sociocultural and economic terms. However, and according to our research and quantitative exercises, many of these fisheries are being exploited without...
It will be held in Iquique Chile, between November 5th and 9th The Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources of Universidad Arturo Prat and Fisheries Development Institute have the honor of organizing and inviting everyone to the IV Ibero-American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries – SIBECORP, with the support of the Ibero-American Research Network Pesquera (INVIPESCA). The event responds to Latin American researchers concern to promote collaboration among their countries, due to marine and continental fisheries importance as...
Erick Gaete IFOP Head of Sampling Management Department in charge of this consultancy, commented “this work is part of Support programs project for Observers development in countries which belong to Central American Integration System and Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization of Central American Isthmus (SICA / OSPESCA), for which Fisheries Development Institute was contacted with the purpose of contributing and assisting Panama Water Resources Authority (ARAP) in a program design and implementation of on board national observer for longline fleet...
Ninth version of the activity, considered on a global level the most important one of its kind, brought together 250 specialists. In Vigo, Spain, the ninth version of the International Conference of Observers and Monitoring of Fisheries (IFOMC) was developed, in which 250 specialists from 37 countries addressed multiple topics associated with this task. During the meeting, there were presentations and discussions around observation, collection and scientific-fishing information analysis; fishery assessment, bycatch (bycatch) and applied technology for global fisheries...
Abate Molina scientific vessel is used as a scientific platform, which will be used to carry out research about this issue. “In recent decades seabirds incidental capture in fishing activities has been a point of constant attention and search for solutions to mitigate their effect on bird populations, for most of countries that exploit fishing resources,” said Luis Adasme IFOP researcher. Chilean ecosystemic approach framework, provided by current Fisheries Law since 2013, has made it possible to seek and...
Both institutions, specialized, highly prestigious at a national and international level signed a collaboration agreement Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and Millennium Nucleus of Invasive Salmonids (INVASAL) signed a scientific cooperation agreement that will consolidate collaboration between both institutions and facilitate genetic and genomic analysis information on trout and free-living salmon, under “Evaluation and Monitoring of the sanitary situation of wild species in fresh water and the sea” program developed by IFOP. Through this agreement, IFOP will provide organ samples...
On July 24th , Abate Molina scientific vessel sailed from Valparaíso port, to evaluate common hake stock, through hydroacoustic method, between Coquimbo region northern limit and Los Lagos region. The scientific expedition will last 43 days, between July 24th and September 4th. Esteban Molina is the cruise master and the ship’s captain is Enrique Quiero, leaving with a 28 people crew , including researchers and crew. Specific cruise objectives are: To estimate hake stock size and its spatial distribution...
The construction of a modern vessel, which would replace Abate Molina, will boost marine science and oceanography development. On Wednesday, July 18th, and in record time, Senate plenary session supported the bill by means of which the President of the Republic is requested to provide necessary resources for the construction of a fishing and oceanographic research vessel. In this regard Luis Parot, (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute Executive Director, said “there is a need to strengthen Chilean institutional and research...
Maritime Interests comission senators, Upper House Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee met on Wednesday, aboard Abate Molina scientific vessel, to learn about their in situ work. Source: Canal 13
