The courses were already taught in Talcahuano, Puerto Montt and Iquique, and during this week, they are being given in the city of Valparaíso. Within the framework for accreditation of knowledge and competences included in the Regulation of Scientific Observers, which consider the areas of Arts and Fishing Tackles, Species Identification, Sampling Techniques and Fishing Regulations, during the month of November, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP)) have carried out various...

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The topics to be discussed in the Congress are mainly about the conservation and sustainability of crustaceans, and covered topics as diverse as the taxonomy of crustaceans, fisheries, reproduction and paleontology. In the city of Crato do Ceara, Brazil, “IX Brazilian Congress of Crustaceans” was held. From Chile, Andrés Olguín, researcher of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero and Luis Miguel Pardo, academic and researcher of Universidad Austral de Chile. Andres addressed the fishery of benthic crustaceans in Chile, while Mr....

Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raúl Súnico, together with Director of IFOP, Leonardo Núñez, led the activity in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Chilean scientific ship. The First Secretary of the Department of Economy of the Japanese Embassy in Chile, Susumo Kurata and the resident representative of JICA in Chile, Hidemitsu Sakurai, visited the scientific ship Abate Molina this morning. The activity was led by Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raúl Súnico, and the Executive Director...

On 16 November, at Casa de la Cultura of Puerto Aysén, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero organized a fishery assessment workshop, which was prepared under the Regional Fisheries Strategic Program. Presentations were in charge of researchers from Research Division of IFOP, Juan Carlos Quiroz, Liu Chong, Antonio Aranís and Claudio Bernal. During the day, methodological aspects used in the evaluation of a fishing stock, and results of the South Southern Demersal and Deepwater Fisheries Monitoring, South Central Pelagic Fisheries...

They met to support the proposal of the marine reserve of green turtles in the sector of Puntilla of Chinchorro beach. Between November 15 and 17, the National Group of Sea Turtles met. This group is composed by Dr. Patricia Zárate (president of the group), Jorge Azócar of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Antonio Palma of Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Marco Soto and Francisco Ponce of Subsecretaría de Pesca, Walter Sielfeld, academician of Arturo Prat University, Miguel Donoso of Pacific...

In Panama City, the Third Technical Meeting on dolphinfish was held; this was organized by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (CIAT in Spanish). For this meeting, the CIAT extended an invitation for Chilean researchers to participate: Patricio Barría and Francisco Contreras of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero. Francisco Contreras, researcher of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) explained that “the CIAT has carried out three technical meetings on dolphinfish in the region, which have had a great call between the member...

Between November 8 and 10 in Viña del Mar, the third Binational Workshop on biological fishery studies was carried out on top and highly migratory predators in the South Pacific Ocean. It is organized by the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), the Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) and the GEF Humboldt project towards an ecosystem approach of the large marine ecosystem of the Humboldt Current. In the activity, researchers from IMARPE from Peru and from Chile: Subsecretaría de...

Young people of Marine Biology career of Universidad de Valparaíso toured the facilities of IFOP accompanied by Professor Fernando Balbontín, where they were able to know how is utilized the data collected along the coast of Chile. On Thursday, November 10, in Valparaíso, a group of 15 students of Marine biology of Universidad de Valparaiso visited the facilities of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero. The objective of the activity is to know the work done by the IFOP in the...

Su navegador no reproduce video en HTML5. It is considered the eyes and ears of Chile in the sea, its strategic function is; Provide the scientific and technical bases for conducting studies leading to adopt regulatory measures allowing the sustainability of marine resources, product of their studies establish the condition of species in terms of biomass and biological conditions. At the same time, objective knowledge of the ecosystems where fisheries and aquaculture are developed is achieved.

The International Whaling Commission aims to provide the proper conservation of whale stocks and make a well-arranged development of the whaling industry as possible. Chile is a member of the committee since 1979 and actively participates in the Scientific Committee and at meetings of the Commission. Between October 24 and 28, in the city of Portoroz, Slovenia, the 66th Biennial Meeting of the IWC took place. The Chilean delegation was composed by Commissioner, Mr. José Fernández Barahona of Ministry...

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The annual meeting of the scientific committee is where scientific recommendations for the organization are made, therefore is very important since data, models and biologically acceptable catches are analyzed, also different subjects for the management of different fisheries. The Chilean delegation was composed by: Maria Angela Barbieri, Mauricio Galvez, Mario Acevedo, of Subsecretaría de Pesca, Ignacio Payá of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Cristián Canales of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Achilles Sepulveda of Inpesca, Albert Arthur of Anapesca AG,...

The bleak is an important resource, which constitutes a major component of the bait in the lobster fishery of Juan Fernandez (Jasus frontalis), especially in the subsystem of Robinson-Santa Clara islands, where it is also caught for human consumption during the period of lobster closure; in this sector of the archipelago, a big fishing force is developed since there is a larger fleet. Since last year, a team of Universidad de Concepcion and professionals of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero...

The Executive Director of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Leonardo Nunez, is in Aysén where he met with regional authorities and with the family of Bruno Nunez. Between 24 and 26 October, the Executive Director of IFOP, Leonardo Nunez, remained at Aysen. The professional explained: “I traveled to meet with the Chief Prosecutor of Aysén, who is leading the cause for the disappearance of Bruno, Mr. Patricio Jory, Maritime Governor, Jaime Aros and Provincial Governor, Ms. Paz Foitzick, to be...