Age estimation comparison between whole and thin-sectioned otoliths and pelvic fin-ray sections of long-lived lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Gallagher, Colin P., Wastle, Rick J., Marentette, Julie R., Chavarie, Louise, Howland, Kimberly L.
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sahtu Renewable Resources Board, NWT Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program, Natural Resources Canada Polar Continental Shelf Program
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Canada; Great Bear Lake; Northwest Territories; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02901-9; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02901-9.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02901-9/fulltext.html

Abstract Studies to determine precision and bias of both methods and age-readers are important to evaluate reliability of age data used for developing fisheries management objectives. We assessed within-reader, between-reader, and between-method precision (coefficient of variation, CV%) and bias of...