It is developed within the project “Upgrading of fishery biological parameters of south-central Chilean crab” and will feature leading national and foreign experts On 26 and 27 October, at the “Marco Espejo Vidal” auditorium of IFOP Valparaiso, a meeting will be held with national and international experts linked to the knowledge of benthic crustaceans. The objective of this activity is to provide knowledge to the study of crabs being made by IFOP in conjunction with Instituto de Ciencias Marinas...

Ximena Vivanco (Marine Biologist, candidate for Master on Environmental Management) is a researcher of IFOP Puerto Montt and participates in the “Monitoring Program of Red Tide regions of Los Lagos, Aysen and Magallanes”; her photograph “Chilean Alexandrium catenella” was awarded with the second place. The image was obtained through epifluorescence microscopy (DAPI) from cells Alexandrium catenella culture. From 9 to 14 October in the city of Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the 17th version of the International Conference on Harmful...

The attendance of researchers from Instituto de Fomento Pesquero to the World Conference on harmful algal bloom has revealed the level of work done in Chile and competencies of this group compared with similar activities in other parts of the globe. An important participation of the researchers from Aquaculture Research Division of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP) at the 17th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms (International Conference on Harmful Algae; http://www.icha2016.com/) carried out between October 9 and 14...

The worker is lost since Saturday in the Aysén fjord Bruno Nunez works as a technician in the Red Tide program at Aysen. On Saturday, around 9:30 pm, sailed onboard ship “Rio Charly” from Los Palos river in Aysen, and after 20 nautical miles of sailing (4-5 hours of sailing), around Mentirosa Island, he was not longer found. Immediately, the Navy was alerted, and they sent a boat on same day and confirmed Bruno’s status as missing. From that...

At Viña del Mar, the Technical Group on Marine Mammals of Chile met. Doris Oliva, president of the group, said “this is a technical group, and our role is to advise Subsecretaría de Pesca on issues of marine mammals. We have a plan of activities on issues we deem as relevant for Subsecretaría to consider, issues related to legislation or technical issues required by them to make decisions. Today, we are dealing with a content related to the export...

This is Dr. Patricia Zárate, Professional of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero Dr. Patricia Zarate, Project Manager Highly Migratory Resources, Ecosystemic Approach, of the Department of Oceanography and Environment of IFOP, and member of the Working Group on Sharks has been invited by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be a member of the Shark Specialist Group for South America. The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) has been working for the past 25 years to assess the...

Antonio Aranis, marine biologist and head (I) of the Department of Fisheries Assessment said “the monitoring of biological closure is made to protect and to safeguard the resource. For sardine and anchovy, two closures are implemented in the year: one of recruitment at year commencement, and other reproductive, late winter-spring. The purpose of monitoring is to obtain information on the evolution of the biological processes of resource being protected.” Leonardo Nunez, Executive Director of IFOP said “according to IFOP...

The national team of researchers address various subjects on the conservation and management of sharks and rays At Vina del Mar, Shark Working Group (GT- Sharks) met. This group is formed by a team of researchers who study these species in Chile, this unit advises Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura on issues of management and conservation of these species. This group is also responsible for managing the National Action Plan for sharks and participates in regional programs on shark...

In the Science Week organized by Explora, researchers of IFOP will give speeches in Valparaíso, Algarrobo, Calle Larga, Quilpué, Vina del Mar, Puerto Montt, Ancud, Dalcahue and Achao, besides of guided tours to IFOP laboratories in Hueihue and Putemun in Los Lagos region. A team of professionals from Instituto de Fomento Pesquero will participate this year in Mil Científicos Mil Aulas program, instance that allows to bring closer the world of science to classrooms, students from across the country...

Research corresponded to a (FIPA 2014-91) entitled “Impacts associated with the extra label use of the active ingredient oxitetracycline intraperitoneally in salmonid farming centers on the current drug control program.” It began on April 15, 2015 and was carried out by the Department of Hydro biological Health of Aquaculture Research Division of IFOP. On September 28, at the Patagonia Hall of Gran Pacifico Hotel in Puerto Montt, it was carried out the diffusion workshop on the results of FIPA...

Hector Alvarez, Electronic Officer of R/V Abate Molina of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, will get onboard from 3 to 19 October 2016 in the research vessel Alucia of the Association for the Conservation and Oceanic Research (ORCA) of United States. Since 2011, the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, through the Department of Marine Operations, is part of a program carried out by the Hydrographic Division of Chilean Navy (SHOA), known as National Scientific Observer, which consists of boarding a Chilean...

Executive Director, Mr. Leonardo Nuñez, signed the agreement for IFOP and rector, Mr. Gustavo Antonio Soto Bringas for the University. Instituto de Fomento Pesquero and the University Arturo Prat de Iquique, signed an agreement of mutual cooperation. The signing took place on Friday, September 30 in the premises of hotel Diego de Almagro in Iquique; there were present official representatives of the School of Renewable Natural Resources of UNAP and the Executive Director of IFOP, Leonardo Nunez. The agreement...

Dr. Carlos Montenegro and Carolina Lang A. from IFOP attended to the Congress Between September 19 and 23 in Riga, Latvia (Baltic Sea), the Annual Science Conference was held, (Annual Science Conference,) was organized by the ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea). The international scientific and fishing community participated in the event. Carlos Montenegro, Head of the Fisheries Assessment Department of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero said “I came to know what is being done, specifically in...

Researchers of IFOP, Sergio Contreras and Juan Pablo Garcia attended to the Congress Between September 20 and 22, it was held in Oslo, Norway, the 1st Global Conference on Aquatic Organisms Epidemiology AquaEpi l 2016 The activity was organized by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute with the support of the Government of Norway. It is a global conference at delegations from around the world The activity was organized by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute with the support of the Government of...

It will be held in Westport, Ireland, and will assist Juan Carlos Quintanilla, veterinarian and marine biologist of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero. Between September 26th and 28th, at Westport city, Ireland, Sea Lice 2016 will take place, 11th International Conference on Caligus rogercresseyi. This is organized every two years, and brings together leading researchers of sea lice in the world, besides of being the central focus for discussion of issues and problems related to sea lice, and the development...