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Yesterday, February 13th, Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail from Valparaíso’s port to evaluate anchovy stock between Atacama and Coquimbo regions.
Francisco Leiva cruise leader and José Echeverría is the ship’s captain. They, together with IFOP professionals and technicians, will work for 27 days to find out the state of anchovy.

The cruise’s specific objectives are:

  • To carry out 44 acoustic transects between parallel 25º00’S (Paposo roadstead), in Antofagasta Region, to parallel 32º 10’S (Pichidangui), southern limit of Coquimbo Region.
  • To evaluate shore bias in front of Caldera and Coquimbo.
  • To carry out a sufficient number of reconnaissance fishing hauls to characterize anchovy stock
  • To create study area oceanographic stations.

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