Aquatic Ecology Lab Provides Training in Fisheries Methods to Cambodian Fisheries Students and Professionals

Dr. Winemiller and PhD students, Luke Bower and Dan Fitzgerald provided instruction in fisheries methods at the Cambodian Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) in Phnom Penh on February 1-2, 2016.  The workshop was attended by 25 individuals from IFReDI, the Royal University of Phnom Penh, and the Royal Agricultural University.  Students practiced laboratory methods for research on age and growth estimation using scales and otoliths, reproductive status based on examination of gonads/gametes, and dietary analysis based on analysis of gut contents.  Also provided was an overview of data analysis for applications of these methods to problems in fisheries ecology and management.

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