The twelfth meeting of the working group on seabird bycatch (SBWG12) of the “Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)” was held in Lima from August 5 to 9, aimed at addressing current challenges related to seabird bycatch worldwide. Among the main...
La Serena, Coquimbo, August 8, 2024 – With the aim of promoting the empowerment, visibility and appreciation of the roles played by women throughout the artisanal fishing chain, the GEF/UNDP SUBPESCA/Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Humboldt II Project, an initiative carried out by...
At IFOP Valparaíso, from August 5 to 9, professionals from the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) held the workshop “Standardization of the protocol for estimating the biomass of the southern Peru-northern Chile anchovy by hydroacoustic methods” inserted in the...
A group of students from the Professional School of Fisheries Engineering of the National University of Moquegua, Ilo Campus (Peru) visited the Regional Headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP). This activity, part of a technical tour organized by the University of Tarapacá and...
IFOP researchers Diana Párraga and María Fernanda Jiménez gave a talk at the Alborada School in Curauma. Diana explained that “the talks are part of activities carried out by the school, related to the month of the environment”, a context in which we were...
During the months of June and July 2024, the “IFOP 60th Anniversary Cup” Soccer Championship was held, an activity that is part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Fisheries Development Institute. On this occasion, the organization was in charge of IFOP...
Yesterday, July 24, the scientific vessel Abate Molina set sail from the Port of Valparaíso to investigate the current state of the common hake. The general objective of the cruise, headed by the fisheries engineer Álvaro Saavedra, is to carry out a hydroacoustic survey...
On July 17 and 18, in Viña del Mar, the “first national meeting of operators of vessels and scientific platforms oriented to marine research” was held, organized by the Department of Marine Operations within the framework of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of...
The efforts were led by professionals from the Meteorological Center (V.), dependent on the Maritime Government of Valparaíso. The fishing and oceanographic research vessel “Dra. Barbieri”, built in the Asenav shipyards in Valdivia for the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), joined the Voluntary Meteorological Observation...
Brussels – During the EDITO 2024 Digital Ocean Forum, Elías Pinilla, researcher at the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP), presented the innovative CHONOS Initiative, a program that has as its central objective the sustainable management of the coasts in the Chilean Patagonia region, through...
Carried out in the Aquaculture Research Division at the Puerto Montt Regional Headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute. Between July 1 and 5, the training course “Image Analysis” was held at the Puerto Montt Regional Headquarters of the Fisheries Development Institute. Image-Pro Software”. Lizandro...
Exhibition will run until August 29 at the Galeria Activa de Balmaceda Arte Joven Los Lagos. A call to educational establishments, groups and neighborhood associations to register to participate in artistic mediations. From a look at the care of marine ecosystems and their environment,...
The Propedeutics Program of the University of Playa Ancha began its classes with a day in the Dr. Félix Morales Pettorino Classroom, in which the documentary prepared by the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and the UPLA TV channel was broadcast to raise awareness about...
Within the framework of the sixth Call for Actions of the Decade, called by the Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) or Decade of the Oceans, the IFOP postulated the “Oceanographic Information System – CHONOS” initiative, led by the Department of Environment...
Between July 8 and 12 in Rome, Italy, the 36th Meeting of the Fisheries Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held. COFI is the only global intergovernmental forum where FAO member states meet to examine and consider...
