Age determination methods for northwest Atlantic species

• Other Authors: Penttila, Judy, Dery, Louise M.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service 1988
• Subjects: Ecology; Fisheries; Biology; Hake; Arctica islandica; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Northwest Atlantic; Ocean quahog
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/2749/; http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr72.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/2749/1/tr72opt.pdf

The successful application of techniques to enhance detection of age marks in biological specimens is of vital importance in fisheries research. This manual documents age determination techniques used by staff at the Woods Hole Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service. General information on pr...