On April 14, the first International Workshop of the project “Contributing to a Comprehensive Vision of the Fisheries Reality by Incorporating the Socioeconomic Dimension into the Diagnosis, Management, and Decision-Making Processes in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the Pacific Alliance Countries” was held virtually. The project, funded by the Pacific Alliance Cooperation Fund, is being implemented by the Department of Economics and Statistics (DEE) of IFOP. For more information, visit: https://www.ifop.cl/nuestro-que-hacer/la-investigacion-pesquera/departamento-de-economia-y-estadistica-dee/alianza-del-pacifico/
This important project milestone included the participation of representatives from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, as well as the focal points of the Network of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Institutions of the Pacific Alliance member countries (IIPA-AP Network).
Luis Carroza, senior researcher in the Department of Economics and Statistics and project leader, indicated that the workshop’s objective was to share the methodology that each country will use to evaluate the application of socioeconomic information in sectoral diagnostic and decision-making processes. The respective evaluations will then be presented at an in-person workshop to be held in Chile in June of this year. In this regard, the project leader emphasized the importance of developing these technical initiatives aimed at highlighting the socioeconomic dimension in fisheries and aquaculture management. These initiatives contribute both to sectoral research and to positioning IFOP as a leading authority in this field within the Pacific Alliance.
Finally, Camilo Torres, head of the Department of Economics and Statistics, added that considering socioeconomic aspects is fundamental for the sound management of fisheries and aquaculture, given the interaction between people, markets, and countless productive relationships with other sectors of the economy. Therefore, this project contributes to this effort, aiming to integrate the socioeconomic component of fisheries and aquaculture management into the biological and operational information already present in the management cycle.
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