• ADDRESS: 1160, Tomás Basanez St. , Montevideo City, C.P. 11.300. URUGUAY.
• PHONE: (598-2) 622 1496
• FAX: (598-2) 628 0121
• E-mail: postmaster@pes.fvet.edu.uy
• WEB SITE: http://www.pes.fvet.edu.uy
• TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: Teaching & Research Institute.
• RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY: Veterinary Faculty, University of the Republic of Uruguay, South America
• STAFF NUMBER: 25 people (under and postgraduated). Administrative, general services: 6 people.
• WORKING LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, Portuguese.

• MAJOR FIELDS OF INTEREST:

  1. Fisheries research on stuarine, marine and continental waters, (under agreement with the Government Body = INAPE).
  2. Fish handling on board and on shore. Fish transport (from catches or live fish).
  3. Fish processing in Pilot Plant and in Fishery Plants: Chilled, frozen, salted, dryed, marinated, smoked, etc.
  4. Acuaculture (catfish, carps, ornamental fish, oysters, frogs, etc.). Fish pathology.
  5. Fish Biology and Icthiology: squids, crabs, prawns, white fish, small pellagic, tuna, sword fish.
  6. Marine Mammals pathology and clinics.
  7. Seafood research&development: Traditional seafoods (frozen, salted, smoked, silaged, canned) and new fish products for the industry of Uruguay: breaded, marinated, minced analogs. Current primary and secondary packaging, vaacum packaging, etc.
  8. Seafood Quality: Fish inspection, G.M.P., SSOP and HACCP application to the fishery industry. Commercial seafood quality. Marketing.
  9. Advisory services: Microbilogical and Chemical laboratories.Quality control. Fisheries.
  10. Training on SSOP and HACCP application to the fishery industry; fisheries research; acuaculture, all at university students level undergraduated) and at professional level (postgraduated).

• PRESENT PROGRAMMES:

  Frozen minced products, frozen breaded portions, marinated, smoked and salted fish development (under agreeement with the fishery industry and under main suppport of the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA). Frogs and fish culture (Interamerican Development Bank). Inland artesanal fisheries support (PROBIDES, FIDA).

• WORKING FACILITIES:

  1. Pilot Plant (600 sq.mts.) with freezing chamber and air blast tunnel; multiplate freezer, ice machine, vaacum packing device, drying tunnel, srpay dryer, mincer machine, ovens,
  2. Laboratories: Fish Biology and Icthiology, Fish and frogs culture ponds, Chemistry, Microbiology, Quality control, Test kitchen, etc.
  3. Library: Magazines, books, Internet, etc. ASFA Partners of Uruguay
  4. Conference room, teaching staff meeting room

• REGULAR TRAINING PROGRAMMES (Spanish Language):

  1. Fish Inspection & Technology (undergraduate & specialization): frecuency twice yearly; duration from 4 to 8 months.
  2. Seafood products technology (undergraduate & specialization): frecuency once yearly; duration from 4 to 8 month.
  3. HACCP Training (postgraduate): frecuency 1-2 times/year; duration 1 month.
  4. Acuaculture (postgraduate): frecuency 1-2 times/year; duration 1 month.

• PUBLICATIONS: Institute of Fisheries Research Bulletin (from 1986 to present).

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Acad. Prof. Dr. Enrique Bertullo, Director-Catedrático. Marzo 1º de 2004

Publicación: 21 de octubre de 1999.