International lecture and laboratory course at the marine station in Concarneau.
We offer an international lecture and laboratory course at the marine station of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Concarneau, France, based on samples from the Eastern North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Publics
Registration is open for technicians and researchers as well for phd students and for master
Date et duration
- 23-27 september 2024 Easter north Atlantic sampler
- 30 september-4 october north Atlantic Sampler and Pacific Ocean sampler
It is possible to sign up for only the first week or both weeks
35h/ week
Requirements
All lectures and labs are given in English. Knowledge and/or experience in fisheries and/or ichtyology are expected.
Objectives
We provide :
- labs on larval fish identification,
- lectures on key identification features, systematics, and ecology,
- lectures on sampling and preservation methods.
Target skills
- You will get a comprehensive view of the ecology and taxonomy of early life history stages of fishes.
- We will get you started on how to identify your own larval fish samples.
Teaching outline
- What is a larva?
- What do larvae feed on, and how do they feed, match-mismatch theory.
- Physical processes, environmental factors.
- Age and growth.
- Cohorts, recruitment.
- Climate change.
- Sampling and preservation methods.
- Fish egg identification, key identification features, relevant literature and available resources.
- Computer identification keys.
- The citizen science project “objectif plancton”.
Lectures and labs on the identification of the following taxa:
- Anguilliformes (Congridae)
- Clupeiformes (Clupeidae, Engraulidae)
- Stomiiformes (Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Stomiidae)
- Aulopiformes (Synodontidae, Evermanellidae, Scopelarchidae)
- Myctophiformes (Myctophidae)
- Lampridiformes (Lamprididae, Trachipteridae)
- Ophidiiformes (Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae)
- Gadiformes (Bregmacerotidae, Gadidae, Merluciidae)
- Beryciformes (Holocentridae, Diretmidae)
- Scorpaeniformes (Scorpaenidae, Cottidae)
- Syngnathiformes (Syngnathidae, Fistulariidae)
- Atheriniformes (Atherinidae)
- Percomorph families: e.g., Acanthuridae, Acropomatidae, Apogonidae, Ammodytidae, Blenniidae, Callanthiidae, Callionymidae, Carangidae, Chaetodontidae, Champsodontidae, Chiasmodontidae, Coryphaenidae, Gempylidae, Gobiidae, Labridae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae, Melamphaidae, Moronidae, Pomacanthidae, Pomacentridae, Rachycentridae, Scombridae, Serranidae, Sparidae, etc.)
- Pleuronectiformes (Scophthalmidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae, Soleidae)
- Tetraodontiformes (Molidae, Diodontidae, Balistidae)
Instructors
Dr. Catriona Clemmesen - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Dr. Cindy van Damme - Wageningen Marine Research, The Netherlands
Dr. Peter Konstantinidis - Leibniz Institute, Germany
Dr. Nalani Schnell - MNHN, Marine Station Concarneau, France
Larval fishes, identification, fish ecology, fish systematics, teleosts, ichthyoplankton, sampling methods, preservation methods.
Tarifs
Course registration are open from january 15.
Places are limited to 15 participants.
Registration fee :
> For 2 weeks : 2100€
>For public structures and individuals reduction of 50% of the costs of training (1 050€)
> For the first week only : 1050€
>For public structures and individuals reduction of 20% of the costs of training (840€)
Registration fee includes lunches, tea/coffee breaks during the course, and a course manual.
Not included is lodging and meals other than lunches. You will be on your own during the weekend.
Contact et inscription
Contact
For any further information please contact : Nalani Schnell nalani.schnell@mnhn.fr.
Registration : https://sites.google.com/view/larval-fish-course/home
