SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISH AND FEEDING

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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISH AND
FEEDING

• INIDEP
• NATIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
  INSTITUTE

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OBJECTIVES

• To propose the SAGPyA the planning of research
  programs and projects referred to fishery
  resources, dealing with their execution and
  control, and tending towards their optimal
  utilization and sustainable economical
  exploitation.
• To plan and execute research on the improvement
  and development of catch systems, fishing gear ,
  and their selectivity.
• To deal with research relative to technology
  processes leading to a better use of fishery
  resources.
• To develop and/or adapt cultivation technologies
  for commercial aquatic organisms.

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LAW OF CREATION

• The INIDEP was created in 1977
• by virtue of the
• Law 21673

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ORGANIZATION
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PHYSICAL RESOURCES

• INIDEP counts with a modern building constructed
  in 1993 by the Japanese Government and enlarged
  in 1997 to carry out all the activities demanded
  by programs and projects.

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INIDEP BUILDING(at the base of escollera
norte) 10.000 m2

• rooms
• laboratories
• offices
• aquarium
• sampling room
• conference room

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RESEARCH VESSELS

• Research cruises are carried out aboard modern
  Fishery Research Vessels
• FRV Capitán Oca Balda
• FRV Dr. Eduardo Holmberg
• FRV Capitán Cánepa

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FRV Capitán Oca Balda

• built in Germany
• year 1982
• total length 65m
• power 2600 HP
• crew 24
• researchers and technicians 14

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FRV Dr. Eduardo Holmberg

• built in Japan
• year 1980
• total length 61,95m
• power 2100 HP
• crew 24
• researchers and technicians 13

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FRV Capitán Cánepa

• totally remodeled during 1994
• total length 39,17m
• power 750 HP
• crew 11
• researchers and technicians 8

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STAFF

• 153 researchers, fellowship holders and
  technicians
• 13 support technicians
• 41 administrative fellows
• 64 research vessel crewmen
• 2 noncathegorized officials

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NATIONAL RESEARCH DIRECTORATEPRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY

• To formulate, execute and control fishery
  evaluation, technology development, fishing gear,
  technological processing and aquaculture projects
  in accordance with the outlines and priorities
  established by the superiority

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RESEARCH

• The National Research Directorate is organized in
  three
• COORDINATIONS
• responsible for the FISHERY EVALUATION PROGRAMS
  AND PROJECTS

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NATIONAL RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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DEMERSAL RESOURCES

• Coordination Mission and Functions
• To direct the research necessary for the
  evaluation of the state of coastal and offshore
  demersal fish populations of commercial
  importance, managed either by this country or
  shared with other countries.
• To provide technical-scientific assessment to the
  corresponding authorities on fishery resource
  management and conservation.
• To direct research and provide technical-scientifi
  c assessment for rational fishery management.

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PROGRAMMES

• Demersal species 7 projects
• Pelagic species and Invertebrates 9 projects
• Marine Environment 4 projects
• Fisheries Technology and Mariculture 8 Projects
• Fisheries Informations 7 Projects
• Institution related to the projects INIDEP -
  JICA - EUROPEAN UNION - JAMARC - SHN - CONAE -
  NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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PELAGIC FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT

• Coordination Mission and Functions
• To conduct the necessary investigations to
  evaluate the state of pelagic fish and
  invertebrate populations of commercial
  importance, managed either by this country or
  shared with other countries.
• To provide technical-scientific assessment to the
  corresponding authorities on fishery resource
  management and conservation.
• To conduct investigations on natural and man-made
  modifications and their effects on fishery
  resources.
• To study the marine environment and its relation
  to distribution, abundance and fluctuation of
  fishery stocks.

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INFORMATION, OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Coordination Mission and Functions
• To direct development and transfer of catch ,
  processing and cultivation technologies of
  aquatic organism of commercial interest, tending
  to the rational exploitation of fishery
  resources.
• To direct research in fisheries economics,
  applied mathematics and statistics related to
  fisheries management.
• To administrate the computer system of the
  research area and the documentation, fishery and
  environmental information systems generated by
  the Institute and auxiliary research services.
• To cooperate in the manufacture of the research
  cruise schedule and coordinate the acquisition,
  use and maintenance of the exclusive scientific
  instrumentation of the FRVs.

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DEMERSAL RESOURCES

• Hake
• Coastal species
• Austral species
• Fishery ecology of Polaca and Merluza de Cola
  Austral species
• Demersal Species Age Reading Laboratory

PROJECTS
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PELAGIC FISHERIES AND ENVIRONMENT

• Squid
• Shrimp
• Patagonian scallop
• King crab
• Stock assessment, population dynamics and
  industrial use of the Anchovy resource
• Mackerel
• Reproductive biology and environmental
  characterization of commercial species spawning
  and nursery grounds
• Red Tides
• Hydroacoustics

PROJECTS
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INFORMATION, OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Fishing Gear selectivity and evaluation
• Mariculture
• Fishery products improvement
• Fishery observers aboard commercial ships
• Sampling of commercial landings
• Satellite Technology for Fisheries
• Fisheries economics
• Fishery Information Integrated System
• Computer center

PROJECTS
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INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• INIDEP keeps good relations with similar
  institutions
• Provinces
• Argentine Navy
• Argentine Coastal Guard
• Universities
• Entrepreneurial Associations
• Fishermen Associations
• Fishery Unions

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AFFILIATION TO COORDINATION ORGANISMS

• Binational Commissions (República Argentina -
  República del Uruguay) COFREMAR - CARP
• South Atlantic Fish Commission (Argentine-
  British)
• Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
  Marine Living Resources CCAMLR
• COI-UNESCO
• ICES

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Data source
MONPESAT sensors SST Images. Drift buoys Sea
color Images. INIDEP Cruises Fishery
Information integrated System