The Albatrosses and Petrels Conservation Agreement (ACAP) has chosen the “Plastic Pollution” theme for the fourth World Albatross Day (WAD2023), which is celebrated on June 19th. The annual celebration takes place on the date the Agreement was signed in 2001. Its goal is to...
On June 13th and 14th, the general coordination meeting for demersal crustaceans project 2023 was held at the IFOP’s Talcahuano headquarters . The workshop was organized by the project team, made up of researcher Diana Parra, data manager Cecilia Bravo and the project manager...
The Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), Talcahuano headquarters, carried out a valuable dissemination initiative in collaboration with the San Vicente school, during June, the month of the environment. This activity is part of the Pelagic Discard project and its objective is to promote knowledge and...
Within XLII Marine Sciences Congress’s framework held between May 22nd and 26th at Universidad de Los Lagos (Campus Chinquihue, Puerto Montt). Two symposiums were held with Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). Repopulation and Culture Department’s participation. These symposia corresponds: “Repopulation and restoration in Chile: Lessons...
During May, on Quinchao island, Los Lagos Region, Sebastián Cook presented his 3 years work with students and teachers results, to Liceo Bicentenario Insular de Achao students Sebastián Cook, researcher from Puerto Montt’s Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) Aquaculture Research Division Restocking and Culture Department,...
On Saturday, June 10th, Abate Molina scientific vessel set sail from Valparaíso´s port to characterize and evaluate jack mackerel present between Valparaíso and Los Lagos Regions, using hydroacoustic methods, during the fall of this year. The head of the cruise is José Córdova, fishing...
During May, the Marine Sciences World Summit : Wind Energy, Floods, Toxins and Pollutants was held at North Carolina University Wilmington (UNCW). This meeting objective was to discuss global problems such as renewable energy, climatic change and marine pollution with an integrated perspective between...
Between June 5th and 6th, this training will be carried out, organized by Chilean Antarctic Institute and Universidad de Magallanes and will take place at UMAG. From the Human Resources Department Training area , 3 scientific observers application and registration was managed, they are;...
From May 15th to 18th, 2023, LACFC Latin America and the Caribbean Fisheries Congress was held in Cancun, Mexico. This event was sponsored by important organizations such as American Fisheries Society (AFS), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)...
Aiming to promote awareness of the importance of caring for our oceans and publicizing the outstanding work of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) in fishing resources research, evaluation and conservation , Junior College´s students had the opportunity to visit IFOP facilities on May 25th....
The FishPath helps fisheries advance on the path to sustainability The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) organized the FishPath Network Workshop 2023, which was held in Portland, Maine, US. This workshop...
ACAP 13th Advisory Committee Meeting (AC13) will take place during May 2023, in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. These Seabird Bycatch Working Groups (SBWG11) and Population and Conservation Status Working Group (PaCSWG7)meetings precede AC13 and took place from Monday May 15th to Friday May 19th. On...
During the past week, researcher, Karen Walker, in charge of the Central South Zone Small Pelagic Monitoring Program, and Paulo Mora, researcher of the Benthic Crustacean Fisheries Program, were working with their teams in Aysén. On the occasion, Paulo Mora held two training days...
Gonzalo Pereira Puchy traveled to the area to meet with local authorities and IFOP workers, on the occasion he spoke with them about changes that are being made in IFOP in different areas associated with human resources, administration and finance (for example , gender...
On May 15th, in Santiago, Gonzalo Pereira Puchy IFOP’s Director, met with Science´s Minister Aisén Etcheverry Escudero. This activity was attended by Fisheries and Aquaculture Undersecretariat Julio Salas, staff chief Javier Rivera, Dr. Leonardo Guzmán, IFOP’s aquaculture division head , Dr. Carlos Montenegro, Dr....
