The cruise will last 42 days, between July 24th and September 4th On July 24, from the port of Valparaíso, IFOP scientific ship Abate Molina took off to evaluate the stock of common hake, using the hydroacoustic method, between the northern boundary of the IV Region and the X Region. The chief of the cruise is Esteban Molina and the captain of the ship is Enrique Quiero to leave with a staff of 28 people among investigators and crew...

The goal was to learn, internalize and then transfer and explain how you can work with a range of technologies to obtain virtual 3D models from different sources, such as laser imaging, photogrammetry, tomography and computerized microtomography. In the premises of the Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. The course Introduction to 3D technology was offered in Spain, in represetation of IFOP Lizandro Muñoz attended...

The workers passed theoretical and practical tests, so they were certified by ECSI (emergency care & safety institute). Oliver Venegas, Manuel Moya and Patricio Salas, IFOP researchers from Putemún base carried out a WAFA (wilderness First Aid Advanced) certificated advanced first aid course in remote areas. This course aims to know how to react in emergency case by accident or illness ocurring during research work on board at oceanographic cruises in remote areas. Manuel Moya explained “it was a...

The Fisheries Development Institute, through its Scientific Observers and with the collaboration of the industrial and artisanal fishing sector, is marking sharks and swordfish aboard longline fishery vessels as part of the Highly Migratory Resources Tracking project – Ecosystemic Approach. More information about the project in the following LINK.

The launching of the Year of the Oceans 2017 was carried out at the Marine Sciences Faculty of Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN). This was held under PAR CONICYT Explora Program of Coquimbo, executed by UCN. This activity objective was to publicize the work done by institutions and organizations related to marine sciences, to the school community. Denisse Boré, IFOP Coquimbo’s chief of staff, explained that a panel called “ Our Oceans, Our Future: An Ecosystemic Gaze ” was...

In the oportunity national researchers, Sergio Contreras from IFOP and Claudio Miranda from Universidad Católica del Norte, presented their work “Susceptibility to Florfenicol and Oxytetracycline of Piscirickettsia salmonis isolated from Chilean Salmon Farms”. The II International Conference of Antimicrobians Resistance was held in Lisboa city,– IC2AR 2017. This event was held throughout four days and in a lectures format, oral expositions, micro talks and poster presentations, it brought together more than 200 researchers from 39 countries. The main objective...

As part of its strategic planning, IFOP met with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to exchange experiences in the research field on fisheries economic and social issues. At the meeting they signed a Cooperation Agreement to address the socio-economic aspects of the national fisheries. On July 13th, an agreement was signed by the Environmental Protection Fund (EDF) ( https://www.edf.org ) of the United States of America, and IFOP from Chile in the auditorium of the Institute of Fisheries Development...

The seminar was held in the auditorium of the General Contrallor of the Republic located in Punta Arenas, “IFOP´S role and its contribution to the sustainable development of fishing activity in the region of Magallanes” Participants of this activity: Rosa Vega representing the Maritime Governor, Juan Marco Henríquez, environmental officer, Edgardo Casanova representative of the regional development division, Lieutenant Paulina Rivera representing the port of Punta Arenas navy; Researchers from the Center for Quaternary Studies Fire Patagonia Antarctica (Cequa),...

Participants included Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Australia and FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Between July 5 and 7 in Lima, Peru, the first Alianza Pacífico meeting of national fisheries and aquaculture research institutes was convened by Héctor Soldi Soldi, Peru’s Vice Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) Chile(Chilean Institute for Fishing Promotion); Francisco Arias Institute of Marine and Coastal Research General Director, (INVEMAR) Colombia; Pedro Antonio Ulloa, Regional Fishery Research...

The activity will be presented this Friday, July 14th at 6:00 pm, on the second floor of Fonck Museum in 4 Norte 768, Viña del Mar, The entrance is free and is suitable for all public. From the depths of the ocean to the stars! Living beings migrate for food. The Regional Cooperative Project of CONICYT Valparaiso and the Fonck Museum are united once again to open the conversation with scientists from Universidad de Valparaíso (UV), the Institute of...

During this visit the authorities have internalized about research work carried out by IFOP, Sernapesca and Subpesca; they made a tour of IFOP’s laboratories of age and growth and the plankton laboratory.   On Monday, July 3rd, a delegation from El Salvador Government Ministry of Economy visited the Institute for Fisheries Promotion; The delegation was received by IFOP Executive Director Leonardo Núñez, Head of Division of Administration and Finance Pamela Denmark and an IFOP Professional Team, Sernapesca and Subpesca....

The XIV Congress of the Chilean Society of Limnology (SCL) will be held on October 23-25, 2017, in the city of Puerto Montt, Region de Los Lagos. The event will be organized by the Institute of Fisheries Promotion (IFOP) And will have as slogan: “Aquatic systems facing global change”. This event will account the outstanding presence of Dr. Sergi Sabater, ICRA researcher (Catalan Institute for Water Research, Girona Spain) and professor at the University of Girona, where he is...

On Friday June 30th between 15 and 16:30 hours, the talk “Morphological and molecular taxonomy in fisheries sciences and conservation: 3 cases of study” was given by the researcher Francisco Concha About the talk, Professor Concha explained “The policies of conservation and fisheries management depend directly on the quality of the information obtained in the field, including taxonomic identification of organisms under study. Although there are objective criteria for defining and describing new species, multiple species concepts make taxonomy...

The activity is considered under the class subject of fish biology imparted by professor Fernando Balbontín in Universidad de Valparaiso On June 29, a group of fourth-year Marine Biology students from Universidad de Valparaiso visited the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP)accompanied by Professor Fernando Balbontín who explained “The objective of the visit is to know the work done by IFOP in which refers to research students need to have a broad view of the fisheries that are exploited in...

June 15 and 16th, a meeting between the Southern Center of scientific research (CADIC of Argentina) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP, Chile) was held in order to share experiences and exchange information about the initiative conducted by IFOP in the Magallanes region, both points of landing and fishing zone as well as the experience of the CADIC, especially in the coastal area of the Beagle Channel with respect to crab and false southern King crab resource-oriented fishing. Dr....