EAF-Nansen Programme
specimen collection for the National FIsh Collection at SAIAB
4 February 2018
Two people from the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity, Yonella Sithole and Wouter Holleman, joined the RV Fridtjof Nansen on the first leg of her 2018 cruise, to collect fish specimens for the National Fish Collection at SAIAB and to add to the tissue bank which will be used in DNA analysis. DNA information can be used in both fish taxonomy (identification of species) and commercial fish stock assessments.
specimen collection for the National FIsh Collection at SAIAB
4 February 2018
Two people from the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity, Yonella Sithole and Wouter Holleman, joined the RV Fridtjof Nansen on the first leg of her 2018 cruise, to collect fish specimens for the National Fish Collection at SAIAB and to add to the tissue bank which will be used in DNA analysis. DNA information can be used in both fish taxonomy (identification of species) and commercial fish stock assessments.