Piure (Pyura chilensis) fishery in the Chacao Channel
Traveler shark goes from Chile to New Zealand
This shark is part of the highly migratory resources follow-up project – IFOP ecosystemic approach. He traveled approximately 8 thousand km navigating 415 days (1 year, 1 month and...Fishing Development Institute (IFOP) celebrated its 53th anniversary
Awards were granted to workers who had 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 years of service at IFOP. The Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, IFOP was created in...Colegio San Juan de Ancud (San Juan de Ancud School) visits IFOP headquarters in the región.
This activity is part of IFOP Anniversary celebration jointly with the activities of the month of the sea. On May 24th. 19 second grade students from Colegio San Juan,...Region of Arica and Parinacota Regional table about Sea Turtles progress in preparations for its first International Congress
Representatives of all sectors will collaborate in the development of what will be the first meeting to be held in the city of Arica. The Regional Bureau of Sea...IFOP organizes Symposium: “Research and management of aquatic resources with ecosystem approach”.
The activity is part of the XXXVIITH Marine Sciences Congress On may 23 in the Hall of honour’s of PUCV Symposium “Research and Management of aquatic resources with ecosystemic...IFOP attends to the third Scientific Committee work meeting of OROP PS in Australia
Between May 23-24th , on premises of the Commission for the conservation of Antarctic living resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Australia the third work meeting was held of the OROP...For 42 days the fishing Development Institute will study mackerel
Two scientific boats will be used for this Abate Molina and Cabo de Hornos A team of professionals from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) embarked on May 24th in...Massive participation of IFOP researchers in Sea Science Congress
This year IFOP presents numerous research projects, audiovisual material and panels XXXVII Congress of Sciences of the Sea will be held between May 22 and 26 in the Central...Instituto de Fomento Pesquero ( Fishing Promotion Institute) together with The Nature Conservancy offer a course on fisheries evaluation with few data
The course will be dictated by Dr. Jeremy Prince, a scientist with vast international experience in fisheries management with little data and with the support of the marine teams...Oceanography and Environment
The Department of Oceanography and Environment is an interdisciplinary work unit dedicated to the monitoring, modeling and analysis of ecosystemic information to understand the influence of natural and anthropogenic...A binational Chile – Peru workshop on sustainable management of shared marine resources in the Humboldt Current System was held.
This event had the participation of representatives of Subpesca, IFOP, minrel, MMA, Sernapesca among other institutions, professional groups, members of the academic world and NGOs In the Hotel Diego...Institutes of fishing research in Chile and Argentina come together in Valparaiso
At this meeting will review and coordinate the agenda of the scientific work carried out by the technical groups in the period 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 period. The third annual...Monitoring of noxious microalgal species in selected bays of the Bio Bio region I Edition 2016-17 Workshop
The workshop monitoring microalgal species notions in selected bays of the Bio Bio region I Edition 2016-17This workshop will be held On Wednesday, May 17th , between 09:00 and...(Español) Pablo P. Leal Sandoval
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.Abate Molina Scientific vessel sailed to assess common sardine and anchovy
The research cruise will last 30 days and will travel between Valparaíso and North of Caleta Mansa, in the Los Lagos Region. Abate Molina IFOP scientific vessel , sailed...XIV Chilean Limnology Society Congress
FIRST CALL Dear Colleagues and Students: We are pleased to inform you that the 14th Congress of the Chilean Limnology Society (SCL) will be held between the 23rd and...National and International Scientists met to improve Jack mackerel research.
Convened by the Fishing Promotion Institute (Instituto de Fomento Pesquero) (IFOP) a renowned Group of national and international scientists meet in Valparaiso to devise improvements in research with the...IFOP Researchers from Valparaíso met with the public area and Industrial fishing representatives of Puerto Aysén
In order to disseminate and discuss the results obtained in the research programme and monitoring fishing in of demersal fish in foreign waters. Between the 24th to the 28th...Caleta Portales Fishermen found a shark marked by IFOP project
They were visited by the head of IFOP marking project. Dr Patricia Zárate. Luis Corbalán and Pablo Barrera, fishermen from Caleta Portales captured in Valparaiso a Blue Shark with...IFOP held a whale’s strand of net workshop
It was lectured by Mauricio Ulloa, veterinarian, head of Sernapesca (National Fishing Service) Conservation and Rescue Unit. The workshop “Whales strand of net “ Was held on April 26...Chile and Peru met for Humboldt GEF Project
Implemented by PNUD Chile. United Nations Development Program in Chile. The Bi national Chile – Peru workshop from the Project :”Catalyzing the implementation of an Strategic Action Program for...Research on Brown Algae status seeks to advance over conservation measures for the resource
The results of the project “Direct macrolagic extraction algae/impact over benthic community” was presented in Iquique. This research received funding from the Fishing and Aquaculture Research Funding and Subfishing....IFOP and Fishing Subsecretariat lead research to change fish “J” hooks uses for the circular in artisan long line fishing in Arica.
This aims to reduce incidental marine turtles capture. April 11th a professional team from the Fishing Foment Institute conformed by Patricia Zarate, Jorge Azócar and Carolina Navarro with the...IFOP along with SUBPESCA issued research results about monitoring sword fish and sharks to artisan fishermen from Lebu.
The objective of this meeting was to share results with the fishermen. Results related to sword fish monitoring and laws concerning accompanying fauna and recapture projections of conventional marking...Workshop for Methodological Guidelines on Direct Assessment of Giant Kelp and Durvillaea Antartica in handling zones.
Assistants were professionals related to Fishing Promotion, Fishing Subsecretariat and national experts. Workshop for Methodological Guidelines on Direct Assessment of main species associated to handling zone’’s regime, Macrocystis spp,...Iquique’s IFOP Histologic Lab incorporated Cryostat equipment
High performance technology, precision engineeringwas used obtaining tissue sections, aiming the improvement of opportunity analysis of indicators to set the reproductive season of anchovy. From the end of March...ISO 9001: 2015 TECHNICAL TRAINING
On April 5 and 6, Fishing Development Institute (IFOP) carried out a technical training for workers conforming of the quality management system, which was taught by Oscar Guzman, the...IFOP researcher exposes at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London
About Alexandrium Catenella and paralyzing poison of mollusks during the past 45 years Between March 26 and 31, at OMI headquarters in London, Dr. Leonardo Guzmán Chief of IFOP...Talk : “algae and its ecological role in coastal environments of Chile”
Friday 31 March at 18:00 in Museo Fonck (4 Norte 784, Viña del Mar). The talk was “algae and its ecological role in coastal environments of Chile”. Luis Figueroa...IFOP analized an strange red spot at Chacabuco Bay in Aysén
The sample is the microalga Heterocapsa Triquetra a dinoflagellate which is not harmful to man or to other marine organism On March 30, Sernapesca, took a water sample in...(Español) Curso Internacional de Posgrado “Evaluación de las pesquerías tropicales artesanales utilizando el nuevo paquete de evaluación de poblaciones R-TropFish R”
Sorry, this entry is only available in Español.IFOP develops on board familiarization course for its workers
Between March 20 and 22, at Puerto Montt city, the basic course on safety and familiarization on board was taught by OTEC Sur Terra. A total of 10 workers...Alessandro Lovatelli FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Officer participates in a formal visit to the IFOP
On Thursday, March 23, Alessandro Lovatelli, FAO’s new Fisheries and Aquaculture officer for South America, made a formal visit to the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero jointly with the FAO...Workshop “Standardization of sampling methods for Chilean bass fishery”
In Viña de Mar, the workshop “Standardization of sampling methods for Chilean bass fishery” was carried out, whose objective was to adjust the methodologies utilized to the current reality...IFOP developed workshops on the crab resource
These are: “Methodological guidelines for the assessment and estimation of the abundance of the crab species (generic species), management area regime”. And “Update of biological-fishery parameters of crabs in...IFOP at International Symposium in Canada: “Determinants for the dynamics of small Pelagic Fish”
Approximately 250 scientists from nearly 40 countries participated in the symposium, including Australia, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Japan, France, India, Peru, Canada, China, Spain, Mexico. Between March 6 and 12...IFOP meets with fishermen in Juan Fernández archipelago
To spread out economic indicators and feedback for the Economic Monitoring of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Between February 28 and March 3, three professionals from the economics...Workshop to develop sustainability indicators for the management area system
It was attended by professionals from the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Servicio Nacional de Pesca, Subsecretaría de Pesca. In Valparaiso, the workshop “Sustainability Indicators for the Benthic Resource Management...IFOP deciphers reddish blood spot near Capitan Aracena Island in the Strait of Magellan
This is the ciliate microalgae Myrionecta rubra On February 8, Francisco Calderón de Sernapesca, took a water sample at the surrounding area of Isla Capitán Aracena, Estrecho Magallanes to...