Harmful Algal Blooms
IFOP has new laboratories in Valparaíso
It is a 180 million investment financed under Corfo / IFOP program An important remodeling was carried out on IFOP Valparaíso headquarters fourth floor, to adapt its structure to...IFOP Valparaiso National Headquarters Remodeling
Marine Plankton
Executive Director’s Interview
Abate Molina ship set sail for anchovy and common sardine research
On Wednesday May 6th with a crew of 28 people, Fisheries Development Institute Abate Molina Scientific vessel sailed off Valparaíso’s Port to assess and characterize anchovy and common sardine...Survey seeks to find out Covid-19 impact on national aquaculture and fishing industry
Data will be collected during this and next week. Fishing Development Institute (IFOP), is collecting information about the effects that COVID-19 has caused in work and market environment, in...IFOP and Explora Valparaíso launch a campaign to learn about scientific research in the sea
“Science to protect the sea” is the name of the new scientific dissemination campaign launched in Valparaíso Region, in order to bring scientific culture and the ocean closer to...IFOP moves towards ecosystemic management with research in southern oyster fishery
at Magallanes region. Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) joitly with Walton Family Foundation (WFF) is developing the project named “Ecosystemic evaluation of southern scallop fishery (Chlamys vitrea) in Parry Bay...New technologies for brown algae conservation and sustainability in Atacama
The project will allow the development of a Web Geographical Information System that can be consulted online with brown algae biomass and distribution information, which will help fishing authorities...(Español) Café Cargado con Edison Garcés
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.Abate Molina set sail for horse mackerel research
On March 16th , and for 42 days, Abate Molina scientific ship, set sail in order to research horse mackerel between Arica Parinacota and Valparaíso regions. The ship’s crew...(Español) Exitosa participación del IFOP en EXPOCHOAPA 2020
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.Lago Llanquihue under scientific observation
For this new audiovisual report of the “In depth” series, El Mostrador accompanied a group of scientists from Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) to Lago Llanquihue depths , where –through...Harmful algae: CREAN launches its mobile phones application update
The i-FAN application available in Google Store (Android) and Apple Store (iOS) is free and will notify users through messages issued to their mobile phones, every time an area...TNC and IFOP organize FishPath Workshops for Mako and Blue shark fisheries in Chile
The Nature Conservancy (TNC), jointly with (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute , organized several workshops aimed at the use of FishPath tool and process and data exploration and review for...Caletas de Los Molles and Pichicuy Benthic Monitoring Program
Valparaíso Region Among IFOP yearly activities there is the main benthic fisheries Monitoring Program, a long-term difussion plan that is being developed, whose main objective is to inform about...Algae are targeted by IFOP researchers
This to provide scientific background that allows sustainable management. IFOP Management Area carried out research is of vital importance given the resource high exploitation level, since one third of...IFOP and CECPAN develop a book “From the Basin to the Subtidal. Biodiversity of Marine and Wetland Putemún Reserve ”.
It is free, didactic and serves as educational material The Study and Conservation of Natural Heritage Center (CECPAN) and (IFOP) Fisheries Development Institute Department of Repopulation and Cultivation published...Abate Molina Scientific Vessel sailed off north for anchovy researchh trip
The scientific expedition is led by the fishing engineer Francisco Leiva, the captain of the ship is Enrique Quiero Yesterday, February 11th, at 5 pm and for 27 days,...Chilean highly migratory resources data collection challenge.
Currently in Chile there are highly migratory fish fisheries, which are developed inside and outside the Chilea Economic Zone, such as swordfish and goldfish, and as an accompanying fauna,...(Español) IFOP participa en campamento “Explora Va!” realizado en Arica
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.IFOP Talk ” Marine communities modeling and fishing impact “
At IFOP Valparaíso Auditorium, Dr. Mariella Canales and Dr. Gustav Delius offered “Marine communities modeling and fishing impact ” talk. IFOP professionals attended and was organized by Dr. Juan...Fisheries Development Institute Director participates in the South Pacific Permanent Commission Meeting
Representatives from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile attended this meeting. On January 29th and 30th, in Guayaquil Ecuador, the South Pacific Permanent C+ommission Assembly (CPPS) was held, the activity...IFOP participates in Explora Va camp in Arica
Between January 6th and 10th in Arica, Explora Va camp was developed with the objective of strengthening skills of education professionals as change agents in their school institutions, through...Chile is the world’s leading hedgehog exporter, one of the varied benthic resources our country has
This is revealed by Fisheries Development Institute researcher Nancy Barahona, Head of IFOP Benthic Fisheries Monitoring Project . In an interview with Atilio Macchiavello in the “Coffee Loaded, Direct...Universidad de los Lagos and IFOP researchers analyze southern hake life cycles diversity in Chilean Patagonia.
Researchers from the Universidad de los Lagos and IFOP presented and analyzed Fondecyt 1131143 collaborative project results “Diversity of life stories, connectivity and variability in the relative contribution of...IFOP Fisheries Development Institute 2019 Balance, with its Executive Director Luis Parot
In Café Cargado Directo al Grano program, in a conversation with Atilio Macchiavello, IFOP head gave some advances of how new research vessels will be, a fishing heritage museum...Scientific vessel analyze anchovy stock and common sardine between Valparaíso and Los Lagos regions.
The scientific expedition will last 31 days. In 2019 7 cruises were made with a total of 233 days of annual operation On January 4th at 11 p.m.,Abate Molina...IFOP is part of stock improvement and restockinginternational symposium
With two presentations entitled “Small-scale aquaculture, emergent habitats and opportunities for stocking of targeted species” and “Restocking in Chile: identifying research gaps and implementation challenges for an ecosystemic approach”...IFOP carries out a new manual on macroalgae crops
It is free and serves as educational material The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Repopulation and Cultivation Department has published the“Cultivation of macroalgae: Diversification of Small-scale Aquaculture in Chile” manual...IFOP researchers show their salmon louse work results at the 1st Chilean Caligidosis Congress
On Friday, December 13th at Cumbres Hotel in Puerto Varas, the First Caligidosis National Congress was held, jointly organized by Universidad Austral de Chile Aquaculture Institute (Iacui), Intesal and...Ministry of Science’s Seremi visits IFOP
María José Escobar, Science Technology Knowledge and Innovation Seremi (ministerial secretariat) for Coquimbo / Valparaíso macro zone; isited Fisheries Development Institute in Valparaíso, in the activity the authority met...Dr. Gemita Pizarro in the Chilean Argentina bi-national cruise on the Beagle
Interview with Luis Ariz, head of the Benthonic Resources Management Areas section
UPLA and IFOP link research for fisheries management in Chile
Specialists from both institutions propose highly technological programs applicable to monitoring marine ecosystems. With state-of-the-art technology, the Universitdad de Playa Ancha generates research and proposes applied tools aimed...Video: TVN Report Cruise monitoring harmful algae
Source : TVN Red AustralVideo: Cruise monitoring harmful algae
Source : www.empresaoceano.clIFOP scientists participate in an international cruise to investigate Harmful Algal Blooms (FANs) in Chilean Magellan and Antarctic region
César Alarcón, Pablo Salgado, Jorge Mardones and Gemita Pizarro are part of this unpublished study Between November 13th and 24th, a team of 23 researchers embarked on Cabo de...Video: Scientific vessel “Abate Molina” participates in Joint Regional Cruise coordinated by the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific
Between September 14 and October 19, 2019, the Chilean Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) is developing the “MOBIO-MPH 2019” cruise, associated with the project “Bio-oceanographic conditions and evaluation of spawning...