Subfish Program works with two high schools in the Los Lagos Region, developing a joint plan that includes support in educational content, implementation of practical cultivation experiences and technical-pedagogical visits.
Within the framework of the Integrated Development Program for Fisheries and Small-Scale Aquaculture (APE), the Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) continues to promote initiatives to strengthen the training of specialized human capital, promoting the development of technical skills in students of technical-professional high schools linked to the sector.
As part of this work, at the end of June, students in their fourth year of Aquaculture specialization from the Fronteriza Juan Soler Manfredini School in Cochamó participated in a practical session led by researchers from the Repopulation and Cultivation Department of the Fishing Development Institute (IFOP), the institution that implements the program through an agreement with the Subsecretariat of Economy, with Subpesca being the technical counterpart.
During the day, the students carried out the partial harvest of Chilean oyster crops (Chilean oyster) and Japanese oyster (Pacific oyster), as well as carrying out cleaning and maintenance work on the cultivation lines located in the aquaculture concession belonging to the Cochamó Municipal Corporation.
The initiative aims to strengthen training, education and technology transfer in educational institutions that incorporate small-scale aquaculture within their training processes, preparing new generations to face the challenges of a sustainable and innovative production sector.
Currently, the program works with two high schools in the Los Lagos Region, developing a joint plan that includes support in educational content, implementation of practical cultivation experiences and technical-pedagogical visits.
Similarly, within the framework of the 2026 work plan, new experiments and cultivation experiences were implemented aimed at strengthening on-the-job learning and promoting the diversification of small-scale aquaculture, providing tools that contribute to the productive development of coastal communities.
