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Hire Dr. Luis O.

Chile

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Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University; Japan. Specializes in fishery economics, co-ma

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I have extensive experience in the management, planning, and control of development projects and technology transfer initiatives, funded by national research programs such as the Scientific and Technological Development Promotion Fund (FONDEF), Innova Chile – Corfo, Sercotec, and international funding sources such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). These projects focus on artisanal fisheries and small-scale aquaculture. I have provided economic evaluations for artisanal fisheries in the Biobío region and conducted business model analyses for the Mussel Farming Extension Center of Intemit. Since 2021, I have been consulting for the UNDP and FAO on Blue Economy and Circular Economy. Between 2022 and 2023, I was the principal researcher for Fundación Chinquihue in the “Bioplastic Territorial” project, led by USACH and PUC, funded by FONDEF – ANID. This initiative, aligned with Blue and Circular Economy principles, aimed to establish a seaweed-based bioplastic industry involving small producers in southern Chile. From November 2016 to July 2020, I directed the Technological Extension Center for Sustainable Mussel Faring (CETMIS), a technology diffusion and transfer center for small scale farmers in the Los Lagos region, implemented by CORFO. Between 2013 and 2015, I was invited three times as a consultant for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to train public officials in extension services and commercialization of coastal rural products in El Salvador, Central America. More recently, I have advised the Buenaventura Prefecture in Colombia on development programs for small-scale producers. Additionally, I served as an international evaluator for the master’s program in Fisheries Restocking and Aquaculture, contracted by the University of Agder, Norway. I am fluent in English (advanced proficiency) and have basic knowledge of Japanese

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Aquaculture
• ☆ Development Economics
• ☆ Sustainable Development
• ☆ Environmental Economics
• ☆ Economic Evaluation
• ☆ Socioeconomics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Consultant

Consultant

June 2023 - Present

Consultant (self employed)

June 2023 - December 2025

Investigador

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

June 2021 - May 2023

Gerente CETMIS

CETMIS - Fundación Chinquihue

November 2016 - June 2020

Jefe de Proyectos

Maractivo ltda.

June 2014 - July 2016

Jefe de Proyectos

Fundación Chinquihue

April 2008 - March 2014

Ejecutivo de proyectos

Fundacion Chinquihue

February 1998 - March 2001

Sectorialista pesquero

Gobierno Regional de Los Lagos

January 1997 - January 1998

Education

Ph.D.

Hiroshima University - Japan

April 2004 - March 2007

Ph.D Biosphere Science (Biosphere School of Graduates)

Hiroshima University

April 2004 - March 2007

Master of Sciences, Biosphere Sciences (Biosphere School of Graduates)

Hiroshima University

April 2002 - March 2004

Biólogo Marino (Facultad de Ciencias)

Universidad Austral de Chile

March 1993 - August 1996

Profesor de Biología y Química (Facultad de Ciencias)

Universidad Austral de Chile

March 1987 - September 1995

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yajie Liu, Trond Rafoss, Luis F. Oliva Turbis, Enrique Blanco Gonzalez (2024). Stakeholders' perception and willingness-to-pay for an aquaculture-based fisheries enhancement program for coastal cod in Southern Norway . Aquaculture.

政博 山尾, 貴通 麻生, 恒雄 岩尾, エビリン ベレーザ, パタリーヤ スアンラタナチャイ, ルイス オリバ, ワンタナ チェンキトコソン, 暢孝 溝口, アチニ デ・シルバ, 愛子 遠藤 (2007). フィリピンにおける沿岸域資源管理の新たな発展 . 地域漁業研究.

(2006). Community-Based Fishery management (CBFM) approach in Region 10th, South of Chile: Impact of regional status. Journal of Regional Fisheries Society of Japan.

EDITED BOOK

(2020). ESTADO DE SITUACIÓN PRODUCTIVA Y ECONÓMICA DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL MEJILLÓN CHILENO.

(2013). Modelo de Gestión para Centros de Acuicultura de Pescadores Artesanales: Centros de Captación de Semillas de Mejillón.

MANUAL

(2013). Manual de Buenas Prácticas para la Captación de Semillas de Mejillón en Centros de Acuicultura de Pescadores Artesanales.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

(2009). Requisitos Competitivos para la Pesca Artesanal en Chile: contexto y viabilidad de la trazabilidad y aseguramiento de la calidad. XXIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar. Mayo, 2009.

(2003). Challenge of Sustainable Coastal Fishery Resources Management in Chile: New Tools Inspired in TURFs and Community-Based Fishery Management (CBFM) Concepts. Conferencia No. 50 Fisheries Economics Society of Japan 31 de Mayo – 1ro. de Junio, Tokyo Fisheries University, Tokio, Japon.

CONFERENCE PAPER

(2006). Sustainability of Coastal Fisheries in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Scope of Community-Based Management Approach to Achieve the Aims of Current Japanese Coastal Fishery Policy. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) 2006, Julio, 11 – 14 en Portsmouth, Inglaterra.

(2004). Enabling Conditions (CECs) for Sustainability in Community-Based Fisheries Management (CBFM): Analysis from cases in Chile and Japan.

CONFERENCE POSTER

(2004). Characterization of Small Scale Fishing Communities for Coastal Zone Management Plan in 10th Region, Chile. Séptimo Foro de Pesquerías en Asia. Reunión Trianual de la Sociedad Pesquera de Asia. Noviembre, 30 – 4 de Diciembre, Penang, Malasia.