The organization of the next International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA, its abbreviation in English) is moving along at an amazingly fast pace and it’s 21st edition will take place for the first time in Chile. During the last 40 years, these conferences have been held in various countries, and most recently in Japan (Hiroshima, 2023), Mexico (La Paz, 2021), France (Nantes, 2018), Brazil (Florianópolis, 2016), New Zealand (Wellington, 2014), among other venues. This edition of ICHA is being organized by over 60 national scientists from many institutions, leaded by Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (Fisheries Development Fund, IFOP), with important…

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