About Alexandrium Catenella and paralyzing poison of mollusks during the past 45 years Between March 26 and 31, at OMI headquarters in London, Dr. Leonardo Guzmán Chief of IFOP Aquaculture Research Division and Head of the Red Tide Project (Proyecto Marea Roja), participated in the annual meeting “Protocol of London and London Convention scientific group”, as part of the work for the International Maritime Organization (OMI), one of the many branches of United Nations. He was invited by the...
Friday 31 March at 18:00 in Museo Fonck (4 Norte 784, Viña del Mar). The talk was “algae and its ecological role in coastal environments of Chile”. Luis Figueroa Fábrega, researcher at the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), invited us to learn about the diversity of species that inhabit the Chilean coasts for awareness of its importance and care. Culture Friday + science is an effort of the project partnership Regional scans of CONICYT Valparaiso and the Fonck...
The sample is the microalga Heterocapsa Triquetra a dinoflagellate which is not harmful to man or to other marine organism On March 30, Sernapesca, took a water sample in the vicinity of Chacabuco Bay, within the fjord of Aysen to be analysed by professionals of the IFOP to confirm the possible presence of harmful microalgae, since the sea in that area had a red color which drew the attention of the Navy and Sernapesca professionals. Luis Iriarte researcher of...
Between March 20 and 22, at Puerto Montt city, the basic course on safety and familiarization on board was taught by OTEC Sur Terra. A total of 10 workers of IFOP participated, among scientific observers and researchers. The training had a practical theoretical modality during two days, ending with a third day withf recreation of rescue maneuvers at the sea. Javier González, professional of the Training Unit of the Human Resources Department explained “the course carried out corresponds to...
On Thursday, March 23, Alessandro Lovatelli, FAO’s new Fisheries and Aquaculture officer for South America, made a formal visit to the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero jointly with the FAO expert, Roberto de Andrade. On the activity, there were present: Gabriel Yany President of the IFOP Board of Directors, Leonardo Núñez Montaner IFOP Executive Director and Mauricio Gálvez Head of the Fishing Research Division of IFOP. At the meeting Mr. Lovatelli reported on his extensive professional experience and the work...
In Viña de Mar, the workshop “Standardization of sampling methods for Chilean bass fishery” was carried out, whose objective was to adjust the methodologies utilized to the current reality of the fishing activity. The Chilean bass fishery is mainly developed in the southern zone of Chile, in front of the XI and XII Regions. It is caught at approximately 1000 mt depth. It is a fish highly considered, for its exquisite taste, very white meat, with much infiltration of...
These are: “Methodological guidelines for the assessment and estimation of the abundance of the crab species (generic species), management area regime”. And “Update of biological-fishery parameters of crabs in south-central Chile”. In Chile, benthic crustaceans are represented by about 250 species. From these total, not more than a fortnight attract the artisanal fishing sector because of its commercial importance, most of which belong to the group known as “crabs”. From the social point of view, the crabs are the...
Approximately 250 scientists from nearly 40 countries participated in the symposium, including Australia, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Japan, France, India, Peru, Canada, China, Spain, Mexico. Between March 6 and 12 in Victoria, Canada, the international symposium “Dynamics of Small Pelagic Fish Resources” was held. From Chile, there were professionals from the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), the University of Concepción, the Catholic University of Valparaiso and from INPESCA. The objective of the symposium was to revitalize international cooperation on the...
To spread out economic indicators and feedback for the Economic Monitoring of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Between February 28 and March 3, three professionals from the economics section of the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero; Elizabeth Palta, Camilo Torres and Andrea Araya traveled to the archipelago of Juan Fernandez on board vessel Aquiles of the Chilean Navy, with the purpose of integrating the insular territory within the economic analyzes which are carried out by the section, within the...
It was attended by professionals from the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Subsecretaría de Pesca. In Valparaiso, the workshop “Sustainability Indicators for the Benthic Resource Management and Exploitation Areas System (AMERB)” was carried out. This was organized by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a non-profit organization with more than 65 years of work around the world protecting the nature and preserving life for future generations. Natalio Godoy, in charge of TNC’s marine strategy in Chile, explained that...
This is the ciliate microalgae Myrionecta rubra On February 8, Francisco Calderón de Sernapesca, took a water sample at the surrounding area of Isla Capitán Aracena, Estrecho Magallanes to be analyzed by the professionals of the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero in order to identify any harmful microalgae present in it, since the sea in that area presented a reddish blood color that caught the attention of the Sernapesca professional. César Alarcón, an IFOP researcher, explained about the sample. “at...
On 7 and 8 March at the Diego de Almagro Hotel, experts from Chile and Argentina met to exchange knowledge of different areas (fishing, growth, reproduction, management) of the southern octopus resource Enteroctopus megalocyathus, The meeting was attended by IFOP professionals, Researchers from Universidad Arturo Prat, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Universidad Austral de Chile, ECOS Consultant, Argentinean professionals from the National Patagonian Center (CENPAT), Subsecretaría de Pesca, Benthic Scientific Committee and Octopus management Committee (Region X). This initiative was...
The study area considers the evaluation of the resource between Arica (18˚ 25’LS) and south of Valparaíso (33˚ 30 ‘LS); from 1 to 100 miles from the coast. A team of 25 professionals from the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) embarked on March 9 at the port of Valparaíso (Valparaíso Region). To quantify the Jack mackerel biomass between Arica – Parinacota and Valparaíso regions using the hydroacoustic method. For the study accomplishment, will be used the ship AGS-61 “Cabo...
In a sampling carried out between February 16 and 24 on board the OPV-83 “Marinero Fuentealba” from the Chilean Navy. The INCAR is also working on samples collected during this cruise. At the end of January 2017, mortality of thousands of salmon for fattening and adults occurred; they were being transported in wellboats sailing in the waters of the Golfo de Penas. Initially there were reports of a probable flowering of microalgae that generates toxins harmful to the fish,...
