Accurate age data are essential for reliable fish stock assessment. Yet many stocks suffer from inconsistencies in age interpretation. A new approach to obtain age makes use of the chemical composition of otoliths. This study validates the periodicity of recurrent patterns in25 Mg,31 P,34 K,55 Mn,63 Cu,64 Zn,66 Zn,85 Rb,88 Sr,138 Ba, and208 Pb in Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) otoliths from tag–recapture and known-age samples. Otolith P concentrations showed the highest consistency in seasonality over the years, with minima co-occurring with otolith winter zones in the known-age otoliths and in late winter – early spring when water temperatures are coldest in tagged cod . The timing of minima differs between stocks, occurring around February in western Baltic cod and 1 month later in eastern Baltic cod; seasonal maxima are also stock-specific, occurring in August and October, respectively. The amplitude in P is larger in faster-growing western compared with eastern Baltic cod. Seasonal patterns with minima in winter – late spring were also evident in Mg and Mn, but less consistent over time and fish size than P. Chronological patterns in P, and to a lesser extent Mg and Mn, may have the potential to supplement traditional age estimation or to guide the visual identification of translucent and opaque otolith patterns used in traditional age estimation.

Hussy K., Kruger-Johnsen M., Thomsen T.B., Heredia B.D., Naeraa T., Limburg K.E., et al. (2021). It’s elemental, my dear watson: Validating seasonal patterns in otolith chemical chronologies. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, 78(5), 551-566 [10.1139/cjfas-2020-0388].

It’s elemental, my dear watson: Validating seasonal patterns in otolith chemical chronologies

Casini M.;
2021

Abstract

Accurate age data are essential for reliable fish stock assessment. Yet many stocks suffer from inconsistencies in age interpretation. A new approach to obtain age makes use of the chemical composition of otoliths. This study validates the periodicity of recurrent patterns in25 Mg,31 P,34 K,55 Mn,63 Cu,64 Zn,66 Zn,85 Rb,88 Sr,138 Ba, and208 Pb in Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) otoliths from tag–recapture and known-age samples. Otolith P concentrations showed the highest consistency in seasonality over the years, with minima co-occurring with otolith winter zones in the known-age otoliths and in late winter – early spring when water temperatures are coldest in tagged cod . The timing of minima differs between stocks, occurring around February in western Baltic cod and 1 month later in eastern Baltic cod; seasonal maxima are also stock-specific, occurring in August and October, respectively. The amplitude in P is larger in faster-growing western compared with eastern Baltic cod. Seasonal patterns with minima in winter – late spring were also evident in Mg and Mn, but less consistent over time and fish size than P. Chronological patterns in P, and to a lesser extent Mg and Mn, may have the potential to supplement traditional age estimation or to guide the visual identification of translucent and opaque otolith patterns used in traditional age estimation.
2021
Hussy K., Kruger-Johnsen M., Thomsen T.B., Heredia B.D., Naeraa T., Limburg K.E., et al. (2021). It’s elemental, my dear watson: Validating seasonal patterns in otolith chemical chronologies. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, 78(5), 551-566 [10.1139/cjfas-2020-0388].
Hussy K.; Kruger-Johnsen M.; Thomsen T.B.; Heredia B.D.; Naeraa T.; Limburg K.E.; Heimbrand Y.; McQueen K.; Haase S.; Krumme U.; Casini M.; Mion M.; R...espandi
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