{"id":32694,"date":"2026-03-09T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/?p=32694"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:32:42","slug":"ifop-realizo-taller-de-biologia-y-anatomia-de-condrictios-para-observadores-cientificos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/ifop-realizo-taller-de-biologia-y-anatomia-de-condrictios-para-observadores-cientificos\/","title":{"rendered":"IFOP conducted a workshop on the Biology and Anatomy of Chondrichthyes for scientific observers"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios.jpg\" rel=\"32694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32695 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The activity strengthened the technical capacities of scientific observers involved in the monitoring of highly migratory resource fisheries, addressing theoretical and practical content in anatomy, species identification, and biological monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the IV Workshop on Chondrichthyan Biology and Anatomy, aimed at scientific observers participating in the monitoring of highly migratory resource fisheries. The training took place at the IFOP headquarters in San Antonio, combining theoretical sessions with practical activities oriented toward field work.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop aimed to reinforce knowledge in the biology and anatomy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, as well as to strengthen competencies in species identification, conventional tagging, and biological monitoring\u2014fundamental aspects to ensure the quality and consistency of the information collected on board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3.jpg\" rel=\"32694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32697 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Taller-Condrictios3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In this regard, Dr. Patricia Z\u00e1rate, the workshop instructor, noted that <em>\u201canatomical knowledge and correct species identification are key to conducting reliable field observations, especially in groups such as chondrichthyans, which present high diversity and particular challenges for fisheries monitoring.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During the activity, content on external and internal anatomy by systems, taxonomy, reproductive strategies, and handling protocols was addressed, along with practical exercises in identifying diagnostic characters, biological sampling, and spaghetti tagging. Likewise, the biological monitoring requirements defined for the year 2026 within the framework of the Monitoring Program for Main National Fisheries were reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Z\u00e1rate highlighted that <em>\u201cthe practical session allowed for the direct application of the reviewed content, strengthening essential skills for the shipboard and dockside work of scientific observers in highly migratory resource fisheries.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The activity concluded with theoretical and practical evaluations, the delivery of certificates, and a feedback session, contributing to the strengthening of the technical capacities of scientific observers and the support that IFOP provides to the research, evaluation, and conservation of chondrichthyans in Chilean waters.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The activity strengthened the technical capacities of scientific observers involved in the monitoring of highly migratory resource fisheries, addressing theoretical and practical content in anatomy, species identification, and biological monitoring. The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the IV Workshop on Chondrichthyan Biology and Anatomy, aimed at scientific observers participating in the monitoring of highly migratory resource fisheries. The training took place at the IFOP headquarters in San Antonio, combining theoretical sessions with practical activities oriented toward field work. The workshop aimed to reinforce knowledge in the biology and anatomy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, as well as to strengthen competencies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":32696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destacados","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32694"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32742,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32694\/revisions\/32742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ifop.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}