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13 January 2026

By: U3E

New publication "Uses of scales in diadromousy fish" published by Quae Editions "

This book briefly describes sclerochronological methods before develop scalimetry, which is used to estimate the age and characteristics of a fish's life history (growth, sexual maturity, reproduction). Another section is devoted to a review of other uses of scales for species recognition, biological forms or stocks; for genetic characterisation; and for isotopic and microchemical approaches. Baglinière J.-L., Marchand F., Jeannot N., Lange F., Josset Q., 2025. Utilisations des écailles chez les poissons migrateurs amphihalins, Versailles, éditions Quæ, 60 p., https://doi.org/10.35690/978-2-7592-4179-8
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30 October 2023

By: U3E

France3 Bretagne article and report on wild salmon in Brittany

Increasingly rare in France, will wild salmon disappear from Brittany's rivers?
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30 October 2023

By: U3E

CRB Colisa samples are moving!

At the U3E, the Colisa CRB samples have moved into their new room and new furniture.
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06 October 2023

By: U3E

Scientific and Technical Days of the LIFE Research Infrastructure

The Scientific and Technical Days (JST) of the LIFE Research Infrastructure will be held in Rennes on 7-8 (9) November.
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06 October 2023

By: U3E

The ORE DiaPFC Technical Days

A resounding success for the ORE Technical Days !
Schema écaille
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06 February 2023

By: Unité Expérimentale en Ecologie et Ecotoxicologie aquatique

What the fish scale said

A fish scale can tell us a great deal about the fish's life story, including where it has been since it hatched. INRA researchers are making a special study of migratory species such as trout and salmon, which spend part of their time in rivers and part at sea. It's a vast and fascinating tale to be told by such a small object!
COLISA BRC
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06 February 2023

By: Unité Expérimentale en Ecologie et Ecotoxicologie aquatique

U3E's collection of fish tissues granted official Biological Resource Centre label

Following its 2017 call for projects, IBiSA, the body responsible for the national network of biological resource centres (Centres de Ressources Biologiques, BRC), has awarded BRC status to U3E's collection of fish tissue samples, known as COLISA (collection of ichthyological samples).