On Friday, November 24th, a group of 25 marine biology students from Universidad de Valparaíso, with Professor Fernando Balbontín, visited (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute, to learn about IFOP’s work, with IFOP researchers direct contact and also to visit the institution modern laboratories. They were welcomed by Leonardo Núñez IFOP Executive Director, Mauricio Gálvez Head of Division and researchers Leonardo Caballero, Patricia Zárate and Christian Valero who explained and internalized the students about the  Institute’s work. Professor Balbontín explained “within...

Leonardo Núñez, Executive IFOP Director, attended on Monday morning, November 27th, Centers and Technological Institutes annual Meeting in its third version, the activity is organized by Corfo and takes place at Las Condes Stadium. On the occasion Núñez referred to IFOP work in the country fisheries and aquaculture research, innovative projects carried out by the Institute together with latest technology and equipment incorporated this year into IFOP laboratories. As well as the recently created Harmful Algal Studies Center (CREAN)...

At the end of December cruise, the vessel will have completed a historic operation of 244 scientific cruises, with a total of 5488 operation days. “Abate Molina” B / C set sail on November 25th to carry out its last cruise of the 2017 program, “Hydroacoustic anchovy recruitment evaluation at Regions XV, I and II “. the cruise lasts 28 days, completing 8 cruises in 2017, with a total of 255 operation days. The general objective is to evaluate...

Chile represents one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world and an important feeding area for 15 species of albatrosses and petrels. In addition, our country has several world-class seabird breeding sites under its jurisdiction. Between November 21rd and 23th, XII Ornithological Congress (CCO2017) and “Interactions between fisheries and seabirds: exploring space-time patterns on the south-central coasts 1st Symposium took place in Santa Cruz city. Chile”. This Congress, together with “Seabird Interaction Symposium” developed during this triennial...

Colacmar is the Marine Sciences Latin American Congress, it was held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil. IFOP, Institute of Fisheries Development was represented by a team of professionals from its aquaculture division to show their work, Among them Dr. Pablo Rojas, Vladimir Murillo, Heraldo Contreras, Gaston Vidal, David Opazo, Rodrigo Martinez. Dr. Rojas explained “participating in this congress is an important instance that allows us to show our research, and to share experiences with scientists from all around Latin...

Between October 29th and November 4th , International workshop Recruitment: Theory, Estimation, and Application in Fishery Stock Assessment Models, organized by the Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM) was held at the University of Miami, USA. Researchers Ignacio Payá and Francisco Contreras attended representing IFOP. This workshop objective was to provide advice and guidance on modeling recruitment in fishery assessments practices. The focus was on the model specification, parameters estimation and management consequences. The 5-day forum...

IFOP signed two important projects with Japan and Australia On behalf of Japan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Science and Technology Agency (JST) that will finance the study to be jointly carried out with Kyoto and Okayama Universities, in addition to the National Institute of Fisheries.Science Research. With Australia with CSIRO-Chile (Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom) that promotes collaboration between Chile and Australia to deliver applied world-class research...

The XVII Latin American Marine Sciences Congress, recently held in Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil (COLACMAR 2017), was a high level scientific event that brought together researchers from a large part of Latin America. IFOP participated with the presence of its researchers, Carlos Montenegro, Andrés Olguín, Elson Leal, Edisón Garcés, Paulo Mora and Jorge Angulo. Dr. Carlos Montenegro explained “COLACMAR 17th edition had a very extensive scientific-technical program based on regional marine environments and their resources characteristics in Latin American...

IFOP Hydrobiological Health Department head has been working hard in a program that seeks to monitor and evaluate antibiotics resistance of main pathogens that affect salmon farming. Here, his guidelines for a more efficient use. Better control of Rickettsial Salmon Septicemia (SRS) or Piscirickettsiosis has long been a priority for both the sectoral authority and the salmonid producers themselves. This disease causes losses of more than US $ 750 million per year to the sector and, in addition, is...

It is one of Dr. Pablo Leal works, presented by IFOP at the Ocean acidification Latin American symposium In Buenos Aires Argentina between October 24th and 26rd, Latin American Symposium on Ocean Acidification was held. IFOP was represented by researchers Dr. Pablo Leal and Johana Ojeda. Dr. Leal presented the work named “Local anthropic factor is more relevant than ocean warming and acidification for microscopic stages development of Macrocystis pyrifera and Undaria pinnatifida.” And “Aquaculture as a strategy to...

Yerko Peña senior technologist and Alejandra Valencia scientific observer both IFOP workers, participated in the labor fair organized yesterday in Tongoy by CEAZA in conjunction with Liceo de Tongoy, to motivate educational development of the lyceum young people. In the activity, professionals met with high school students of aquaculture professional technician career of Liceo Polivalente Carmen Rodríguez Henríquez from Tongoy, to explain the work they do linked to the sea and the scope of studying technical careers in a...

On November 14th in Valparaíso, IFOP developed a workshop with the participation of Subpesca experts, and consultants dedicated to IFOP research subjects. The objective was a protocol for the direct evaluation of soft bottom benthic species definition, associated with the Management Areas (AMERB) regime.   Luis Figueroa, IFOP researcher explained “with more than 15 years of AMERB implementation, there is still uncertainty about information of OTE studies carried out, which presents biases arising from main species various sampling methodologies,...

During the month of October, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) developed a series of activities in Coquimbo region within the Year of the Oceans of the CONICYT EXPLORA Program framework ; This Program is characterized by bringing science closer to the local community, particularly to schools so that children can understand scientific language, in a didactic and entertaining way and do not see science as something unattainable. Among various activities carried out in the region, in which IFOP participated,...

In Cancun, Mexico between October 23rd and 27th, Mexican Society for Noxious Algal Blooms Study 4th Congress and the 2nd. Meeting of Latin American Association for the study of Noxious Algae accounted with the presence of IFOP Researchers (Fisheries Development Institute) Hernán Padilla with the work ” Extractive windows Identification in benthic resources located in harmful algal blooms areas (FAN). And Jorge Mardones with his work “Advances in the study of ictiotoxins associated with Noxious Algal Blooms in the...

Between October 16th and 26rd , the Theoretical-Practical Molecular Biology in Noxious Microalgae Workshop was conducted at IFOP Headquarters in Punta Arenas, dictated by Dr. Francisco Rodríguez from the Spanish Oceanography Institute (IEO) from Vigo, Spain. The workshop had IFOP’s researchers presence in Puerto Montt, researchers that belong to the recently created Harmful Algal Research Center (CREAN), and the Hydrobiological Health Department based in the same city, plus researchers and technicians from Punta Arenas. who work with this type...