Expedición HF43, Patagonia Central/Katalalixar, Agosto de 2019.
El mes de agosto del 2019 se llevó a cabo la expedición número 43 del centro de investigación Huinay, a bordo del motovelero Saoirse en la Patagonia Central. Biólogos Marinos y buzos con la ayuda de un ROV pudieron filmar y explorar las profundidades de los fiordos y canales aledaños al Canal Messier, con el objetivo de obtener nuevos registros, conocer el estado actual y ver diferencias en la diversidad bentónica en profundidades sobre los 100 mt.
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Tomas Heran and Fernando Cornejo visit us to investigate the “Coral Copita de Huinay
On the 24th of July of this year Thomas Heran and Fernando Cornejo arrived at the scientific field station of San Ignacio del Huinay with the important mission of realizing scientific dives to investigate the reproductive period and life story of the cold-water “cup coral of Huinay” (Caryophyllia huinayensis).
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Nos visitan Thomas Heran y Fernando Cornejo para investigar el “Coral copita de Huinay”
El pasado 24 de julio del presente año llegaron a la estación científica, San Ignacio de Huinay, Thomas Heran y Fernando Cornejo, con la importante misión de realizar Buceos Científicos para la investigar la estacionalidad reproductiva e historia de vida del coral de agua fría “ (Caryophyllia huinayensis).
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Científicos de todo el mundo participan de un Workshop en Huinay
Entre el 17 y el 24 de febrero 2019 se realizó un nuevo taller científico en la Estación Científica de Huinay, donde científicos provenientes de Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Finlandia, Escocia y Canadá estuvieron presentes para apoyar y discutir sus estudios sobre los...
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What is the importance of the visit of the group of scientists from the University of Tasmania?
Between 17 and 24 February 2019 a scientific workshop was held at the Fundacion San Ignacio del Huinay, where scientists from Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Scotland and Canada came together to support and discuss how they can in their individual fields contribute...
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Cambio climático, EL NIÑO y la salmonicultura. Una combinación peligrosa.
Lo ecosistemas de fiordos y canales de la Patagonia han demostrado ser altamente vulnerables, la extensa línea de costa que se alcanza hasta el extremo sur del territorio han de ser una fuente de múltiples servicios ecosistémicos, que en la actualidad no han sido...
read morePress release Graham Edgard Visit
From February 17th to 24 th Dr. Graham Edgar of the University of Tasmania and his working group of ten
scientists from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom held a workshop at the Huinay
Scientific Field Station in northern Patagonia, Chile.
Visiting the Mother of Gods
In January 2018 a team of six brave scientists from the Huinay Scientific Field Station embarked an adventurous expedition into the heart of the archipelago Madre de Dios (Mother of Gods Archipelago) situated in the province of ?ltima Esperanza (Province of Last Hope) of the Region Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica.
read moreMisfortunes Never Come Singly: An Expedition Full of the Unexpected
In April and May 2018, divers and scientists from Huinay Scientific Field Station (HSFS) sailed to Canal Martinez and Canal Messier in Southern Patagonia where they carried out dozens of transect dives in depths ranging from 0m to 499m and discovered deep-sea sharks,...
read morePitipalena Fjord is a Paradise of Unexplored Gems and Treasures
Fig. 1: View from the jetty at Añihue Marine Reserve. Photo credit: Francisco Izquierdo. In February, divers and scientists from Huinay Scientific Field Station successfully transected an underwater area longer than 1.5km, they discovered a remarkable coral bank on...
read moreThe glaciologists from Bristol
In February 2018 we had the pleasure to welcome back Professor Jemma Wadham and Dr Jonathan Hawkings, this time they were accompanied by their master’s student Anna Covey. They are all part of the terrestrial team of the PISCES project (Patagonian Ice field Shrinkage...
read moreWorld of the Myofauna
The research station of Fundación Huinay in the Comau fjord (Lakes Region) delves deep into the unknowns of marine life in Patagonia. While scientists at the station continue to see and categorize potential new species, visiting scientists Dr. Andreas Rhaesa...
read moreWhat is more interesting, the world you see or the one you don’t see?
The group of scientist visiting Huinay at the moment to conduct their research would choose the latter. Eduardo Castro-Nallar, assistant professor for bio-informatics and integrative biology at the University of Andrés Bello, and his colleagues are taking a look at...
read moreCORFO: Madre de Dios Archipelago – July 2016
A beautiful video that was filmed during the expedition by Geográfica Producciones. A glance at the diving expedition carried out at the Madre de Dios Archipelago in July 2016 for the CORFO INNOVA - CEQUA - SERNATUR Aysén / Magallanes Project about developing...
read moreA Family of Explorers
Overall the expedition is a huge success, both for the oceanographic team and for the divers! We return to Punta Arenas with big smiles and incredible memories.
read moreSwimming Amongst the ´Bergs
We are lucky enough to be able to approach two glacier on the expedition, Amalia Glacier and Rengo Glacier and we can’t resist putting our drysuits on the go for a dip in the icy water.
read moreA Job Well Done
We celebrate being done with our work in Canal Copihue and enjoy the sights. We were happy to step foot on land to assist with some freshwater collections.
read moreDiving in Canal Copihue
After finishing the work we were set out to do we can take a closer look around and are still amazed by the beauty of Canal Copihue.
read moreRecruiting Life
After swapping out the two current meters in two different sites we began the process of photographing the long term monitoring experiments. To our surprise some of the recruitment plates we put out in March 2016 already had some life on them! Some anemones (closed up...
read moreLife-Saving Kelp
Even though we had little difficulty working in the currents it doesn’t mean they weren’t strong! Here is a photo of Rodrigo holding onto kelp during our safety stop at 5 meters depth in order to prevent drifting away from the boat.
read moreSwapping out the Current Meters
We changed the current meters relatively quickly with zero complications on the same mornings that we set up during HF28. The current meters are held vertically in the water column by buoys that remain 5 meters below the surface. In order to swap out the current meter...
read moreTaking Advantage of the Current
Finally we made it to the beautiful Canal Copihue. The currents this time around felt less severe, probably because we didn’t have to use the pneumatic drill. We were able to time our dives with the current and take advantage of the currents in order to carry us from...
read moreA Waiting Game
Marine life in this area is stunning and we patiently wait, preparing and planning for our dives in Canal Copihue. The mission of this expedition is to change the current meters that are currently in place so the new ones can continue recording data and the data from...
read moreExploring the Realms of Madre de Dios Archipelago
The oceanographic sampling leads us to reaches of the Madre de Dios Archipelago that we have never seen before. Winding channels and fjords reveal a beautiful scenery and allow us to make a few exploratory dives of the area along with two other divers on board who are...
read moreReturning to Canal Copihue
It has only been 3 months since our last expedition, HF28, and we are beginning another expedition back to Canal Copihue. This expedition will be HF30, and one glance at our expedition vessel reminds us of the beautiful landscape that will once again surround us....
read moreA Smiley Finish
With big smiles we embark the same vessel that brought us here and begin the long journey back to Puerto Natales. The whole expedition team returns to their homes with countless stories of an incredible experience shared.
read moreSatisfying Work
After ten days of underwater (and above water) work, we have completed all the tasks we set out to complete. In 23 dives, we installed 26 recruitment plates, 13 fixed frame sites, two current meters, five temperature loggers, and one conductivity meter. We are...
read moreBeautiful Debrief
After swapping out the two current meters in two different sites we began the process of photographing the long term monitoring experiments. To our surprise some of the recruitment plates we put out in March 2016 already had some life on them! Some anemones (closed up...
read moreIn a Timely Manner
We establish three sites in the canal and work feverishly to drill enough holes to install our equipment with the limited number of days we have left. The time it takes to drill is the bottleneck of the operation. With the force one must exert to operate the drill and...
read moreExtreme Conditions Call for Extreme Measures
Our pneumatic drill, which runs off of the compressed air from a scuba tank and down a long hose to 20m depth, is proving to be difficult to use in the extreme current. We push on and devise new gear for holding the air hose in place while we work so the drill doesn’t...
read moreSoaked But Smiling
We begin day after day of diving and underwater drilling to install our equipment. The rain beats down and the currents are some of the strongest we have ever experienced but we remain in high spirits, making the best of our time in this breathtaking place.
read moreFrom Vibrant Beauty to Dead Dust
On March 20th we make our first exploratory dive of Canal Copihue and come across the heartbreaking sight of the millions and millions of fragments of dead corals. The channel is shallow compared to the surrounding channels and it bottoms out at about 20 meters. In...
read moreIlluminated by Limestone
The landscape in this region is incredible. The mine boasts that this is one of the purest limestone in the world. All the surrounding channels are illuminated by this light gray rock marked with dark crevices running down it from the nearly constant rain. This area...
read moreInvestigating a Mass Mortality Event
Our mission here is to investigate a mass mortality event that occurred in Canal Copihue. An expedition to this area in 2006 (A) revealed a canal that was filled with live cold water calcifying hydrocorals called Errina antarctica. In 2013 (C) a similar expedition...
read moreBecoming Part of the Mining Community
We have generously been given a shed to use as our workshop and lab while we are here at the station. As we unpack our dive gear and get the compressor and the pneumatic underwater drill running, we begin planning for the days to come. We will be living at the mine...
read moreA Destination Well Worth the Voyage
The journey was long and was made even longer due to rough weather conditions; we were forced to stay anchored overnight before crossing Canal Concepción. When we finally get our first glimpse of the mine, the spectacular scenery makes us feel like the long journey...
read moreA Journey into an Abyss
It’s March 16th, 2016 and we are ready to begin expedition “Huinay Fiordos 28”, the 28th expedition of the Fundación Huinay (Huinay Scientific Field Station). From the shore of Puerto Natales, Chile, we can see the 8m vessel, the Exploradora Patagonia II, that will...
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