IFOP researcher offered a talk about small-scale aquaculture to Liceo Bicentenario Insular de Achao students.
June 16th, 2023
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, gave an explanatory talk for Liceo Bicentenario Insular de Achao students, presenting to the students some topics related to Small-Scale Aquaculture and also the work that the repopulation and culture team has carried out collaboratively for three years together with students and teachers within the “Comprehensive aquaculture development program for artisanal fishermen and aquaculture farmers framework on a small scale”. This high school is a technical-professional establishment and has a specialty in aquaculture.
For Sebastián Cook, “it was important to discuss these issues with high school students, since a part of them are finishing their secondary education studies with a specialty in aquaculture, and this activity can become their livelihood as a main, complementary or eventual activity, but more importantly, each student could be a manager or promoter of small-scale aquaculture in their own localities”.
The activity was carried out in the month of the sea context, requested by Marcelo Moya and Patricio Larco aquaculture specialty professors from the educational institution, , contemplating both a theoretical part and another in the field.
This talk allowed students to learn about new aquaculture concepts, both on a small scale and multitrophic aquaculture, creating a conversation space in which they could resolve their doubts regarding these issues.
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