Keywords:
age determination - growth rings - marine fish - otoliths - otolith readings - training aids
Abstract
The AdriaMed Training Course on Fish Age Determination by Otolith Reading was held in Ancona, Italy from the 13th – 24th May 2002. It was attended by participants from Albania, Croatia Italy, Slovenia and Montenegro. The main objective of the training course was to introduce a standard methodology for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) otolith collection and analysis for age determination purposes, to be implemented within the execution of the AdriaMed research programme “Data Collection and Biological sampling System on Small Pelagics in the Adriatic Sea”.