Fisheries management is generally based on age structure models. Thus, fish ageing data are collected by experts who analyze and interpret calcified structures (scales,...
Daily ages of young-of-year Silver Chub were estimated from counts of rings in lapilli otoliths. Lapilli were mounted to glass slides with thermoplastic cement and...
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) fishery in Alaska is large and economically important; in 2014 its ex-vessel value was $203.8 million. Management relies on integrated assessments that employ sur