IFOP Arica Inaugurates Gas Chromatography Laboratory

Pubilicado el 4 August, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 10:29 AM IFOP
The laboratory implementation, together with enhancing Regional Headquarters equipment, will make it possible to respond to antioxidant butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) for fishmeal samples analysis demand. IFOP Arica, inaugurated its Gas...
















Sea Seeding website launching

Pubilicado el 9 July, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 10:21 AM IFOP
Fishing Development Institute (IFOP) launches a new website www.sembrandoelmar.cl aimed at disseminating our institution and other research centers carried out research, in its multiple dimensions involved for Small-Scale Aquaculture...





Workshop on Management Strategies held by IFOP

Pubilicado el 9 June, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 08:26 AM IFOP
On June 3rd Fisheries Development Institute organized its Fisheries Management Strategies workshop with 50 attendees participation, among which we can mention IFOP, Fisheries Undersecretary and Sernapesca researchers. Dr. Juan...

IFOP ‘s Chonos starting web page is updated

Pubilicado el 7 June, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 08:52 AM IFOP
CHONOS (chonos.ifop.cl), Fishing Development Institute starting web page, since 2018 hostsoceanographic information system of Chilean Patagonia, publishes a new updated version of CLIC (http://chonos.ifop.cl/clic2/index/). CLIC is a Lagrangian connectivity...



IFOP celebrates its 57th anniversary

Pubilicado el 27 May, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 08:14 AM IFOP
Fishing Development Institut , IFOP was created in 1964 by Production Promotion Corporation, CORFO, and National Fisheries Society, through an international technical assistance project in fisheries matters between Chilean...

Scientific observers

Pubilicado el 14 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 11:00 AM IFOP
They are responsible for data collection through fishery resources sampling extracted throughout the country. In this way, necessary information is obtained to carry out actions that help protect sea...

Knowing and caring for Chilean seafood

Pubilicado el 14 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 10:55 AM IFOP
Seafood is a term used in gastronomy to refer to edible marine invertebrates, which are classified into four groups. What is discard? It is the action of returning to...


Harmful algal blooms (HABs) or red tide

Pubilicado el 14 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 10:53 AM IFOP
In the last 50 years, this phenomenon has been more frequent and intense throughout the world, encompassing broader geographic sectors. What are FANs? They are not tides, nor are...

What is discard?

Pubilicado el 14 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 10:51 AM IFOP
It is the action of returning to the sea the species caught unintentionally in fishing operations. Why happens? Sometimes nets catch, along with commercial interest species, others that cohabit...


What is the biological reproductive closure?

Pubilicado el 10 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 09:02 AM IFOP
It is the prohibition to capture marine resources in the months that they are spawning or laying their eggs. Thus, it is possible to protect their reproductive process and...

Chilean scientific vessels

Pubilicado el 10 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 08:57 AM IFOP
These vessels have specialized equipment and laboratories to estimate biomass ( fish abundance ) or fishery resources spatial distribution . In addition, and among other tasks, they monitor environmental...

Didymo the invasive microalgae that is here to stay

Pubilicado el 7 May, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 09:45 AM IFOP
Today, Friday May 7th, webinar “Invasive Exotic Species: from a comprehensive view” is held, organized by Sernapesca, in which Dr. Alejandra Oyanedel, from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) participates...

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