It was held at Colegio San Juan de Ancud events hall, and researcher Paulo Mora participated, jointly with artisanal fishermen from Ancud crabbers committee. The agroecological fair; is an instance where local producers introduce the community to sustainable food locally produced. It is organized by Colegio San Juan de Ancud. In this context, IFOP is supporting Ancud’s crabbers committee in the certification process of their fishery under Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards; an independent global non-profit organization that establishes...

Representing IFOP Institute of Fisheries Development Juan Carlos Quintanilla, and Paola Olmos attended the meeting, offering the presentation “Monitoring and surveillance of salmonid pathogens in wild and feral fish populations in southern Chile” The activity was organized by the European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP) and was held in Belfast, UK – Northern Ireland, from September 4th to 8th. The Conference brings together renowned scientists and specialists in the ​​pathology and diseases area affecting fish and mollusks, caused by...

At the city of Serena-Coquimbo from September 4th to 8th the Fourth International Congress of Marine Protected Areas IMPAC4 was held It was organized by the Ministry of the Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Secretariat of Fisheries (SUBPESCA), National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA), National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), National Tourism Service (SERNATUR), DIRECTEMAR, Subsecretariat for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Institute of Fisheries Promotion (IFOP) and Chile Image Foundation, Universidad Católica del Norte...

The fourth version of the IMPAC – by its English acronym – takes place in Coquimbo between September 4 and 8 COQUIMBO. Wednesday, September 6, 2017.- In the framework of IMPAC 4-4th International Congress of Marine Protected Areas – authorities of Subpesca, Sernapesca, Armada and IFOP headed by the Minister of the Environment, Marcelo Mena, inaugurated the Chilean Pavilion. At the time, Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Pablo Berazaluce, said: “The conservation of the ocean is a task for...

This is the High Resolution Modeling Project applied to hydrodynamic transport in Chiloé inland sea ​​, Los Lagos Xth region,it lasted for 11 days and was carried out by staff which belongs to the Putemún, Castro Base, from IFOP Environment Department . Patricio Salas IFOP researcher referred to the overall objective of the project is to “Implement and develop a high resolution hydrodynamic model, usable in connection and transport estimates between nearby areas (crop centers), coupled with biogeochemical information,...

The participans were companies and institutions such as Damas Island, PAM, Picton Island, Bracpesca, IFOP Coquimbo, Intertec – Sernapesca and LM Chafic Between the 1st and 8th of September the second version of the football championship will be held, organized by IFOP Coquimbo; This year it is called José Pepe Rojas Cup, in memory of José Rojas Pérez who was in life leader of the Damas Island fleet. The activity will take place from 18:00 hours at the athletic...

Daniel Fuenzalida, Georgio Pacheco Rojas, Rodrigo Ulloa scientific observers and Carolina Navarro IFOP coordinator, are conducting a series of talks in Arica’s schools about protection and conservation of sea turtles, this time they visited Arica College, dictating a talk to 5th and 6th grade students. Georgio commented “I want to emphasize that it is an enriching activity, not only for the opportunity to contribute to the conservation and protection of these long-lived and important species through the dissemination of...

During the opening of the International Seminar on Public Health and Red Tide On Wednesday, August 23rd and Thursday, August 24rth, in Puerto Varas city, the first International Seminar on Public Health and Red Tide was held: “Together Protecting Your Health”. A meeting organized by the Ministry of Health, Fisheries Promotion Institute, Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) and the National Service of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sernapesca), which will analyze in these two days experiences and advances of Flowering...

An elevators rescue course was offered by Carlos Rodríguez IFOP Risk Prevention Coordinator in Valparaíso, who explained that “this activity is part of the training program of the IFOP Emergencies Brigade (Brigem) and whose main pillars are constant and operative practice of different situations that could be faced by a Brigadier, this time the chosen theme was lift rescue, the main idea of ​​this instruction is that the participants can get to know in a theoretical way, different emergency...

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Armada supported scientists at the Institute for Fisheries Development for 20 days in a research cruise. Valparaíso. A team of professionals from the Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP) embarked on the scientific ship AGS-61 “Cabo de Hornos” to evaluate the spawning stock of “southern hake”, tail and three fins in the outer waters between the X and XII regions, during 20 days, period where the companion fauna of the hake and its food composition were also analyzed. The research...

PRIMER (Plymouth Routines in Multivariate Ecological Research) It is a statistical software widely used by scientists Between July 24 and August 4, at the Yucatán Technological Science Park, Sierra Papacal, Mexico, researchers from the Institute of Fisheries Promotion (IFOP), Oscar Espinoza, Jordina Iglesias, Rodrigo Rojas and Sergi Martínez participated in the multivariate data analysis for biology, ecology and environmental sciences course using Primer V.7 & Permanova add on. This course was dictated by doctors Edlin Guerra Castro and Juan...

In the cities of Aysén and Puerto Cisnes, XI Region, between August 8th and 10th The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture held workshops for the development of discard mitigation plans with relevant players in local artisanal fishing. IFOP researchers Hugo Lagos and Nicolás Duamante presented the results of the discard project, with which they worked together with local fishermen to define main actions to reduce discard. “Although the discards registered in this fishery are not high, fishermen were able...

The two IFOP representatives on the Committee are Ignacio Payá and Francisco Contreras. While in the seminar of Bacalo Renato Céspedes, Liu Chong and Juan Carlos Quiroz exposed their work The working session of the Technical Scientific Committee was held from August 2nd to 4rth. The first day was carried out at the Zonal Fisheries and Aquaculture Direction Headquarters of XII Region’s dependencies, while the rest was held at the Regional Comptroller’s Office, in Punta Arenas. Ignacio Payá, IFOP...

The event included professionals from Subpesca, IFOP researchers, Sernapesca, academic community members and institutions linked to fishing and aquaculture. During the instance, the importance of the scientifically binding view was emphasized through the Technical Scientific Committees At the Sheraton Miramar Hotel in Viña del Mar, a seminar on fishing management and recovery plans was held at an international meeting organized by OCEANA, WWF and EDF, opportunity which granted the chance to mention the importance of this type of model...