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....

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...