Photographs of Larval Fish Collected from the South China Sea
The UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project and SEAFDEC are working to develop a regional system of fisheries refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. A key constraint in the identification of refugia has been the lack of information regarding the distribution and abundance of larval fish in the region. In this connection the Regional Training Course on Larval Fish Identification and Fish Early Life History Science was convened in Bangkok, Thailand from 16th-31st May 2007. The following images were prepared to support fisheries technicians in national fisheries departments and research institutes in the task of processing larval fish samples collected during research cruises of M.V. SEAFDEC 2.