The INIDEP was created in 1977 by Law 21,673 on the basis of the former Institute of Marine Biology. It is a decentralized body under the Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca.
The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute ** (INIDEP) advises the Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Nation (SSPyA), the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) and the Argentine Foreign Ministry on the rational use of fishery resources with the objective of preserving the marine ecosystem for future generations.
The missions and functions are to formulate, execute and control research projects on prospecting, evaluation and development of fisheries, aquaculture technologies, fishing gear, technological processes and fisheries economics, in accordance with the guidelines and priorities established by the enforcement authority
Illex Squid Closure Reshapes Atlantic Commercial Season United States
NOAA limits directed fishery through year-end after projecting 96% of domestic quota will be harvested
The directed fishery for Illex squid (Illex illecebrosus) is formally closed in United States fe...
The Sea That Pays and the MEF That Subtracts Peru
Every time an industrial vessel owner unloads anchoveta, jack mackerel, chub mackerel, tuna, hake, or common cusk-eel, they pay a fishing right to the State. It is not a revenue-driven whim, as Articl...
Norway Pelagic Fisheries Report, Week 34 Norway
Mackerel Fishing Underway in the Norwegian Sea
First Large-Sized Landings Mark the Start of the Main Offshore Season, While Coastal Fleet Reports Modest Captures and Progress Continues Across North S...