Daily otolith increment validation in larval mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari

• Published in: Fisheries Research
• Main Authors: Morley, Simon A., Belchier, Mark, Dickson, Judith, Mulvey, Therese
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2005
• Subjects: Zoology; Cumberland Bay; Icefish
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1895/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2005.04.008

Mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, larvae were sampled by weekly plankton tows in Cumberland Bay South Georgia. The formation of daily growth increments in sagittal otoliths was validated from larvae sampled 34 days apart. A mean increase of 33.7 increments occurred during this period, one p...