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BASIC INFORMATION<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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\nOFFICIAL NAME:<\/strong>
Fisheries Development Institute (Instituto de Fomento Pesquero)
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Valpara\u00edso<\/div>\n
LEGAL STATUS:<\/b>
Non-profit private law corporation
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT:<\/b> 1964<\/div>\n

WEBSITE:<\/b>
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PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH LINES<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Division<\/strong><\/th>\nDepartment<\/strong><\/th>\nLine of Work<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fisheries Research Division<\/td>\n Dept. of Fisheries Assessment<\/td>\n\n
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  • Monitoring and follow-up of biological-fishery indicators, benthic, pelagic, and demersal resources, including fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.<\/li>\n
  • Studies on recruitment and spawning processes.<\/li>\n
  • Study of reproductive aspects and trophodynamics.<\/li>\n
  • Studies on mitigation measures for discards and bycatch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dept. of Resource Assessment<\/td>\n\n
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  • Stock assessment studies.<\/li>\n
  • Estimation of Biologically Acceptable Catches (BAC).<\/li>\n
  • Age and growth studies in species.<\/li>\n
  • Population dynamics modeling.<\/li>\n
  • Simulation of operational models oriented towards the evaluation of management procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dept. of Direct Assessments<\/td>\n\n
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  • Direct assessment of pelagic and demersal fishery resources.<\/li>\n
  • Spatial dynamics of fishery resources.<\/li>\n
  • Trophic dynamics of pelagic and demersal fishery resources.<\/li>\n
  • Reproductive dynamics of demersal resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dept. of Oceanography and Environment<\/td>\n\n
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  • Population dynamics of the early stages of plankton components.<\/li>\n
  • Population dynamics of large pelagics through movement patterns, trophic ecology, as well as reproductive biology, structure, and genetic diversity.<\/li>\n
  • Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Climate Change, El Ni\u00f1o, Satellite Oceanography.<\/li>\n
  • Management Areas: Benthic artisanal fisheries and coastal environmental impacts, oceanographic modeling, metapopulations, larval connectivity, environmental pollution, ecosystem approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aquaculture Research Division<\/td>\n Dept. of Environment<\/td>\n\n
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  • Monitoring, evaluation, and modeling of harmful and invasive species in inland and marine water bodies.<\/li>\n
  • Development of operational oceanography for aquaculture management and to explain large-scale oceanic biological processes.<\/li>\n
  • Monitoring and evaluation of environmental impacts in inland and marine water bodies caused by natural events or anthropogenic sources.<\/li>\n
  • Monitoring and evaluation of marine resources for aquaculture sustainability (mussel larvae).<\/li>\n
  • Monitoring and evaluation of environmental changes caused by aquaculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dept. of Hydrobiological Health<\/td>\n\n
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  • Research on diseases associated with farmed species or sectors of interest, their pathogens, and their impacts on national aquaculture.<\/li>\n
  • Epidemiological research and surveillance as support actions for the authority in safeguarding the national health heritage.<\/li>\n
  • Research and evaluation of biological chemicals or other compounds used in hydrobiological species and their effects.<\/li>\n
  • Research, monitoring, and diagnosis in sanitary topics, as support in decision-making for aquaculture management.<\/li>\n
  • Research on the social and economic effects of changes in status and application of regulations in the sanitary field of aquaculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dept. of Repopulation and Cultivation<\/td>\n\n