Paola Olmos, researcher from Fisheries Development Institute Aquaculture Research Division, presented fish health research. The two reports correspond to permanent Programs, executed by IFOP Hydrobiological Health Department professionals and technicians financed by Ministry of Economy . 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health was held from September 2 to the 6th , in Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island, Canada. From IFOP researcher Paola Olmos attended, who commented “this instance allowed to make IFOP work internationally known . Besides being able...

This study covered geographical area considers Antofagasta, La Araucanía, Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes Regions. Launched Wednesday, September 5th in Santiago, ” Project for a sustainable aquaculture and coastal fishing in Chile development of monitoring methods and prediction systems for harmful algal blooms “. The activity was attended by Japan’s Ambassador Yoshinobu Hiraishi, Sofia Bustos, head of MINSAL public policy division, Luis Parot Donoso, IFOP executive director, Leonardo Guzmán, IFOP aquaculture division head, Oscar Espinoza, IFOP’s Study Center for...

During the activity, a Sernapesca team learned, for example, details about the use of an artifact that keeps birds away from hooks with baits or cables. Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat of (Subpesca) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) developed the first training for Sernapesca officials, in the area of mitigation measures to reduce seabirds in longline fisheries incidental capture. The activity was carried out in Sernapesca offices, at Coquimbo Region. There, Patricia Zárate and Luis Adasme- IFOP researchers- gave...

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...