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...



Why are turtles, fish, and sharks tagged?

Pubilicado el 3 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 09:18 AM IFOP
This process is essential to investigate species life cycle such as swordfish, sharks and sea turtles. Once species has been tagged, information on its movement and growth can be...

Why do we want to determine fish’s life history?

Pubilicado el 3 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 09:16 AM IFOP
Knowing fish age, each generation abundance and biomass can be determined. Data such as the number of fish that are born each year, their growth rate and life span,...

Why should we protect seabirds?

Pubilicado el 3 May, 2021 • en la categoria: , 09:12 AM IFOP
They are important indicators of oceans and their marine resources health : knowledge of their populations, migrations and food, gives us signals of the state of ecosystems and their...






IFOP pays tribute to Aysén fisherwomen

Pubilicado el 26 March, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 08:29 AM IFOP
Following Women’s Day celebration, Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) jointly with INDESPA and Aysén Region Fisheries Zonal Directorate, recognized coastal artisanal fisherwomen, through a photographic exhibition of some women from...






IFOP Director interviewed in Germany’s Dw for fish stranding

Pubilicado el 18 February, 2021 • en la categoria: 11:01 AM IFOP
The authorities are investigating the causes and do not rule out that they are a consequence of human action. But Luis Parot Donoso, from the Fisheries Development Institute, assures...



IFOP updates Macrofauna.cl website

Pubilicado el 1 February, 2021 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 07:47 AM IFOP
Macrofauna.cl is constituted as an online taxonomic information system, whose information aims to be a guide in various taxa identification (it is a group of related organisms), that make...














Increasing horse mackerel information

Pubilicado el 22 December, 2020 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 08:23 AM IFOP
The “High seas’s horse mackerel biological condition” project began in 1998 with a methodological cruise that defined area, research period and design. From then until 2020 -although with some...

IFOP’s Chonos page launches new application

Pubilicado el 21 December, 2020 • en la categoria: destacados, Noticias 10:11 AM IFOP
Chonos (chonos.ifop.cl), IFOP Fishing Development Institute web portal, since 2018, houses Chilean Patagonia oceanographic information system, continues to grow with FLOW publication (chonos.ifop.cl/aguadulce/visor) new application based on numerical modeling...


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