IFOP trains its Scientific Observers in the identification of grenadier fish
December 12th, 2024On December 4 and 5, a training course on diagnostic techniques and recognition of species of the Macrouridae family was held at the IFOP base in San Antonio. The course was attended by scientific observers from the demersal crustacean monitoring project and the National Discarding and Incidental Catch Monitoring Research Project and some observers from the demersal fish project. The training was conducted by Dr. Mauricio F. Landaeta from the Ichthyology and Biophysical Interactions Laboratory of the Faculty of Science of the University of Valparaíso.
The objective of this training was to acquire knowledge about the morphology and taxonomy of the family and associated genera, as well as the evolution, distribution, feeding, reproduction and development. A theoretical and practical part was carried out in the laboratory, where samples of specimens from different genera were examined and morphological and taxonomic characteristics seen in class were determined. In addition, otoliths were extracted for a possible study of age and growth.
It should be noted that these training sessions are within the institutional policy of continuous improvement in species identification, necessary for scientific observers in order to transmit new knowledge, develop new skills and new tools to optimize the quality of information collection.
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