This shark is part of the highly migratory resources follow-up project – IFOP ecosystemic approach. He traveled approximately 8 thousand km navigating 415 days (1 year, 1 month and 19 days). This blue shark marked on March 23, 2016 has generated great scientific excitement in Chile, the specimen appeared in New Zealand with a spaghetti marking, on may 12, 2017. The shark was marked about 60 km of Pullally’s Salinas coast in Valparaiso’s region and appeared offshore in New...

Awards were granted to workers who had 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 years of service at IFOP. The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, IFOP was created in 1964 by the production Development Corporation (Corfo) and the National Fishing Society, through a project of International Technical Assistance in fishing matters between the Government of Chile, United Nations Development Programme  (UNDP), and the Organization of the United Nations for Agriculture (FAO). The strategic role of the Fishing Promotion Institute...

This activity is part of IFOP Anniversary celebration jointly with the activities of the month of the sea.  On May 24th. 19 second grade students from Colegio San Juan, in Ancud city  ,  along with 2 teachers visited IFOP headquarters. The objective was to inform about Chiloé’s major benthic invertebrate resources, and its ecological role in the marine communities, encouraging conservation based on the knowledge of its life cycle and its development.  The activity was conducted by researcher Paulo...

 Representatives of all sectors will collaborate in the development of what will be the first meeting to be held in the city of Arica.  The Regional Bureau of Sea Turtles of Arica, which coordinates protection actions  of the colony existing in the sector of Chinchorro Playa Puntilla, during their first meeting of the year presented a pilot evaluation project for the use of circle hooks in the long line fishing fleet to mitigate the impact of the incidental capture...

The activity is part of the XXXVIITH  Marine Sciences Congress On may 23 in the Hall of honour’s of PUCV Symposium “Research and Management of aquatic resources with ecosystemic approach“was held. It was organized by the Chilean Society of Marine Sciences, the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the Council of Fishing Research and Aquaculture. 8 papers from leading national researchers on the challenges posed to the country from the change from a single grazing approach to a systemic one...

Between May 23-24th , on premises of the Commission for the conservation of Antarctic living resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia the third work meeting was held of the OROP PS Scientific  Committee of the (Regional Organization of fisheries management for the South Pacific) – Deep Water Working Group. The event is being sponsored by the Government of Australia, with the support of the Commission for the conservation of Antarctic living resources (CCAMLR). This meeting aim is to develop a...

Two scientific boats will be used for this Abate Molina and Cabo de Hornos A team of professionals from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) embarked on May 24th  in the port of Valparaíso (Valparaiso Region) to quantify mackerel’s biomass, between Pichidangui (32?) and las Guaitecas Islands (44?S) using the hydro acoustic method. The ship AGS-61 “Cabo de Hornos” owned by the Chilean Navy and b/c “Abate Molina” from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretary, which is administered by the Fisheries...

This year IFOP presents numerous research projects, audiovisual material and panels XXXVII Congress of Sciences of the Sea will be held between May 22 and 26 in the Central House of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso.The subject will be “Biodiversity and Conservation of Our Ocean and its Resources”. This event  is organized every year by the Chilean Society of Marine Sciences (SCHCM). Since 2010, the “Honor in Scientia Marina Award” has been granted to a partner who has...

The course will be dictated by Dr. Jeremy Prince, a scientist with vast international experience in fisheries  management  with little data and with the support of the marine teams of TNC in Chile and Peru. It will be held in the city of Valparaíso in the premises of the Institute of Fisheries Promotion(IFOP), between May 22 and 24 and participants include members of the Undersecretariat of Fisheries, Institute of Fisheries Promotion, academy, National Fisheries Service and other foundations and...

The Department of Oceanography and Environment is an interdisciplinary work unit dedicated to the monitoring, modeling and analysis of ecosystemic information to understand the influence of natural and anthropogenic environmental variability as management measures in the sustainability of biodiversity, industrial and artisanal fishing activity.

This event had the participation of representatives of Subpesca, IFOP, minrel, MMA, Sernapesca among other institutions, professional groups, members of the academic world and NGOs In the Hotel Diego de Almagro Valparaíso, the workshop of the binational project both “Catalyzing the implementation of a strategic action program for sustainable management of shared marine live resources in the Humboldt current system ” was held. This project is funded by the Global Environment Fund( GEF) and is implemented by the United...

At this meeting will review and coordinate the agenda of the scientific work carried out by the technical groups in the period 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 period. The third annual meeting of the scientific coordination of the cooperation agreement between “Chile (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute and the National Institute of research and fisheries development of Argentina (INIDEP)” will be held on May 15 and 16th at IFOP Auditorium Valparaiso. This inter-institutional cooperation agreement was signed in 2014, after more than...

The research cruise will last 30 days and will travel between Valparaíso and North of Caleta Mansa, in the Los Lagos Region. Abate Molina IFOP scientific vessel , sailed on April 29th, from Valparaiso’s port, with a total dotation of 26 people, including researchers and crew, to evaluate and characterize the resources stock of common sardine and anchovy present among the V and X regions, through hydro acoustic method, during the maximum recruitment period and Fall. The project manager...

Convened by the Fishing Promotion Institute (Instituto de Fomento Pesquero) (IFOP) a renowned Group of national and international scientists meet in Valparaiso to devise improvements in research with the acoustic method to be carried out on jack mackerel resource in central Chile’s oceanic waters. This scientific reflection will last three days and will mean a contribution for the leading analysis to the 2018 management plan. The workshop “Determination of study field for jack mackerel hydroacoustic assessment integrating probable presence...