A comparison between otoliths and scales for use in estimating the age of Dissostichus eleginoides from South Georgia

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2001, Pages 75-92

  Ashford, J R ^a   Wischniowski, S ^a   Jones, C ^a   Bobko, S ^a   Everson, I ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Bias and precision; CCAMLR; Dissostichus eleginoides; Estimation; Otoliths; Patagonian toothfish; Scales; Southern ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041078864     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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