Scientific evidence for fisheries management

Biological and statistical analysis for southern marine sustainability

Our commitment

with the marine ecosystem

Expertos en investigación pesquera: Somos un centro científico dedicado al estudio y monitoreo de los recursos marinos en la zona sur austral de Chile. Generamos evidencia técnica para asegurar la sustentabilidad de la actividad pesquera nacional.

Kobe plot of a fishery: fishing mortality (F/Fmsy) versus biomass (B/Bmsy) from 1970 to 2023

Fishery resources

Main species in the southern zone

Southern hake (Merluccius australis)

Southern hake

Scientific name: Merluccius australis
Patagonian grenadier (Macruronus magellanicus)

Hake tail

Scientific name: Macruronus magellanicus
Southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis)

Three-finned hake

Scientific name: Micromesistius australis
Pink cusk-eel (Genypterus blacodes)

Golden conger eel

Scientific name: Genypterus blacodes
Southern rays bream (Brama australis)

Queen

Scientific name: Brama australis
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Deep-sea cod

Scientific name: Dissostichus eleginoides
Silver warehou (Seriolella punctata)

Speckled Cojinoba

Scientific name: Seriolella punctata