It has been possible to detect them through the monitoring activities carried out by the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP). Southern austral fjords show an apparent increase in the frequency, geographic coverage and intensity of noxious algal blooms in the last five decades, which is known as red tides by common people. At Los Lagos region, particularly at the island of Chiloé, there was a strong awareness of this type of events, after intense blooms during the summer and...

On February 21, a discoloration of deep green color at sea water was detected at La Lisera beach and other coastal areas in Arica. Because this sector has an intense concurrence of public, a concern was generated about a possible Harmful Algal Bloom. Personnel of IFOP Arica took samples in the sector of Los Gringos Beach, located about 1500m south of La Lisera beach. The samples were sent to the Laboratory of Analysis of Phytoplankton and Red Tides of...

In Viña del Mar, at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Universidad Santo Tomás, the workshop “Necropsy in seabirds” was held. The activity was organized by the NGO Oikonos Ecosystem Knowlegde and its objectives was: to train and deepen the necropsy technique of seabirds, to strengthen the links between the different entities and researchers involved in the study of bycatch and conservation, depending on the institution of the participants. It also allowed identifying common goals, opportunities for collaboration and sharing...

The 10th Meeting of the Consultative Committee (CC10) of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection of Turtle Seamen (CIT) was held on February 15, between 12:00 and 18:00 hours, via teleconference in the Meeting Room of IFOP. The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Turtles (CIT) is an intergovernmental treaty covering 15 countries which provides the legal framework for the countries of the American continent to take action in favor of these species, through implementation of concerted...

Between January 17th and 20th, the VI National Aquaculture Congress was held in Viña del Mar, with an emphasis on Research for Diversification and Sustainability. The meeting was organized and carried out in University Andrés Bello premises. On that occasion, IFOP researchers Pablo Rojas and David Opazo presented their work at the Congress Dr. Pablo Rojas presented the work Development of a model to evaluate the load capacity in the Inland Sea of Chiloé: Advances and Challenges, which is...

On January 23, between 9 and 13:30 hours, in the convention hall of the Rey Don Felipe Hotel of Punta Arenas, a workshop was organized by the Physical Oceanography group of the Environment Department of Aquaculture Research Division of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero. The group is located at Centro Maricultura of Putemun, Castro. The opening ceremony was led by the Mayor of the Magellan and Chilean Antarctic region, Mr. Jorge Flies Añón, who focused his attention on the importance...

The main research centers in Chile (IFOP) and Australia (CSIRO) signed a commitment to cooperate for improving research on Chilean fisheries by signing a Cooperation Agreement, the development of scientific activities and capacity training, with a major focus in the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries. On January 23, in the city of Canberra, Australia, an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)...

Between January 11 and 13, the workshop: “Incidental catch of birds and possible solutions for trawling fisheries in the Southern Cone” was held at Hotel Villa del Río, Valdivia. The activity was organized by the Marine Program of BirdLife International, whose objectives are as follows: Strengthen the links between the main researchers and advisers in Argentina and Chile; identify common goals between the two countries and opportunities for collaboration and sharing experiences; align the objectives in common with the...

The purpose with this course is to incorporate into our daily diet vegetables and healthy products from the area where we live, through simple recipes for daily consumption and for the whole family. All with the purpose to make the kitchen a healthy place to prepare balanced and rich dishes to share with family. The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero has implemented a Healthy Life Program whose main objective is to promote healthy living habits for all workers. Javier González,...

On year 2016, 8 research cruises were carried out with a total of 246 days of operation. Valparaíso: On January 4 at 11:00 p.m. and during 30 days, a team of 26 professionals and technicians from the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero set sail from Valparaiso, on board the R.V. Abate Molina, to evaluate and characterize the stock of anchovy resources and common sardine, existing between the V and X Regions. The study area extends across the northern boundary of...

From Chile, participated only the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), represented by researchers Luis Figueroa-Fábrega and Pedro Romero Maltrana In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, it was developed the 8th American Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and the 25th Biennial Meeting of the United States Coastal Society, which was organized by the American Society for Coastal and Estuary Restoration. This conference focused on discussing the scope of the various ecological restoration programs at the international...

The program covers staff development and career development and scientifically the objective is to move towards the Ecosystemic Approach that will improve marine resources assessment and aquatic environment protection. An innovative program to renew the operation and organizational structure launched the Institute for Fisheries Promotion IFOP The ambitious program is aimed at achieving an 2.0 IFOP with better working conditions and quality of life for staff, salary reallocation and staff perspectives, which will strengthen the institute as an international...

Advances and prospects in the investigation of lithodid crustaceans, “Towards Sustainable Management and Exploitation of the Crab (Lithodes santolla) in the Eastern South Pacific”. In Punta Arenas, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero organized the international workshop: Advances and prospects in the investigation of lithodic crustaceans “towards sustainable management and exploitation of the crab (Lithodes santolla) in the Eastern South Pacific”. Important national and international researchers participated, among them, Bradley Stevens, professor of the Department of Natural Sciences, University of...

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The activity is part of the project “Strengthening of Technological Capacities for the Generation of Public Value of the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero – IFOP – profile stage”. On December 27th between 09:30 and 12:00, at the Marcos Espejo Vidal Auditorium of IFOP Valparaíso, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero organized the presentation “Institutional Intellectual Property Policy”, a workshop in charge of Consultora Andes IP, firm that provides services for the protection of intellectual property assets, innovation and transfer of...