Fondo de Investigación Pesquera

Fund for Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (FIPA)

It is aimed at funding research, which is necessary to support the adoption of fisheries management measures and aquaculture activities. Its funding comes from the budget allocated in the Fiscal Budget Law, along with other supports. FIPA is chaired by the Fisheries Research Council, which is constituted by the Undersecretary of Fisheries, the President of the National Oceanographic Committee, and six other professionals of the fishing sector.

The research program is elaborated annually, considering the research needs of the fisheries and aquaculture area. The proposal of projects is carried out by the Zonal Councils and the National Fisheries Council. The Undersecretariat for Fisheries formulates the program, and the Fisheries Research Council prioritizes projects to be funded during the year. At prioritizing the proposed projects, appropriateness, relevance, opportunity, continuity, extension, and costs are applied as general criteria. The fisheries research is focused on the evaluation of the most important national fisheries, aiming at determining the exploitation status of hydrobiological resources and the involved fisheries, considering biological, fishing, economic, social, and environmental aspects. Aquaculture research is focused on the research that makes it possible to determine the conditions necessary to carry out the farming of hydrobiological species, always keeping a balance with the ecosystem.

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