Age determination and growth of Atlantic redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella): bias and precision of age readers and otolith preparation methods

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Stransky, Christoph, Gudmundsdóttir, Sif, Sigurdsson, Thorsteinn, Lemvig, Svend, Nedreaas, Kjell, Saborido-Rey, Fran
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 2005
• Subjects: Age determination; Bias; Growth; North Atlantic; Precision; Redfish; Sebastes marinus; Sebastes mentella; Greenland; Irminger Sea; Atlantic redfish; East Greenland; golden redfish
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/9441; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.01.018

16 pages, 10 figures. Age determination of Atlantic redfish (Sebastes spp.) has proven difficult and has led to inconsistent age and growth estimates in the past. Using otoliths of the two major commercial species, golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) and deep-sea redfish (S. mentella), a series of exc...