Proceedings of the 2024 Ageing Workshop for Atlantic Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Spiny dogfish in the western north Atlantic (WNA) have a long and storied history within the scope of fisheries management. Once abundant, the WNA stock has more recently been overexploited. While not currently assessed as overfished, uncertainties surrounding biology, growth, and age estimation have prevented confident projections for biomass and thus effective management decisions. The 2024 Spiny Dogfish Ageing Workshop was convened 22 to 23 January 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, bringing together experts from around the world to share knowledge and best practices for age estimation in this hard-to-age species towards a goal of consistent age determination for the WNA stock in the future.