Other Age Validation and Corroboration
Besides radiometric and bomb carbon validation there are other methods of supporting otolith growth interpretation. These methods include marginal increment analysis (MIA), tracking fish year classes, mark and recapture, and known age fish.
Publications
- Anderl, D.M., A. Nishimura, and S.A. Lowe. 1996. Is the first annulus on the otolith of the Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) missing? Fish. Bull. 94:163-169.
- Kimura, D.K., C.R. Kastelle , B.J. Goetz, C.M. Gburski, and A.V. Buslov. 2006. Corroborating ages of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), Aust. J. of Mar. and Freshwater Res. 57:323-332.
- ROBERSON, N. E., D. K. KIMURA, D. R. GUNDERSON, and A. M. SHIMADA. 2005. Indirect validation of the age-reading method for Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) using otoliths from marked and recaptured fish. Fish. Bull., U.S. 103:153-160. (.pdf, 212kb) Online.
Posters
Is Corroborating Ages a Valid Concept in (Walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma) Fish Age Determination? (By D. Kimura, A. Buslov, B. Goetz, C. Gburski, and C. Kastelle)
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