| Title of the Training: | Larval Fish Identification Workshop |
| Year of the Training: | 2015 |
| Number of Participants: | 10 |
| Country: | Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tanzania |
| Subject: | Fisheries |
| Description of the Project: | The Regional training workshop on larval fish identification and early life history science was held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 2 – 9th November 2015. The course which was organized by Dr. James Mwaluma from Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute and Professor Nadine Strydom from NMMU and funded by MASMA (WIOMSA). The training workshop targeted junior scientists in the Western Indian Ocean doing fisheries research with responsibilities of larval fish identification as well as technical personnel in research institutions and students collecting fish larvae for research. Participants were selected mainly from the WIO region who have had experience working on fish larvae. A total number of 10 participants were drawn from seven countries. The aim of the workshop was to develop interest and build capacity in larval fish identification and train more about fish systematics and early life history science. Additionally, the training aimed at establishing a network of scientists with interests in larval fish identification with the responsibility of processing fish larvae in their countries. |
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