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Validation of presumed annual marks on sectioned otoliths of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in the Chesapeake Bay region
Idhe, TF Chittenden, ME
Idhe, TF
Chittenden, ME
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Annual otolith incremnet deposition has not been validated for spotted seatrout populations north of Florida. To validate the marks on sectioned otoliths of Chesapeake Bay spotted seatrout, a size-stratified subsample (n = 683) was randomly selected from a total of 2763 fish collected from June 1996 to March 1999. Monthly marginal increment frequency plots and monthly frequency of 0 marginal increment plots showed that presumed annual marks-interpreted as the distal edge of the translucent margin-formed once a year, during March and April, thus validating the sectioned otolith method in spotted seatrout of ages 1-5 for the Chesapeake Bay region.
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2003-01-01
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