Rapid age estimation of longnose skate (Raja rhina) vertebrae using near-infrared spectroscopy

Author(s):  
Morgan B. Arrington ◽  
Thomas E. Helser ◽  
Irina M. Benson ◽  
Timothy E. Essington ◽  
Mary Elizabeth Matta ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 184-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra L. Rigby ◽  
Brett B. Wedding ◽  
Steve Grauf ◽  
Colin A. Simpfendorfer

2012 ◽  
Vol 220 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerda Edelman ◽  
Vicky Manti ◽  
Saskia M. van Ruth ◽  
Ton van Leeuwen ◽  
Maurice Aalders

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Rigby ◽  
B. B. Wedding ◽  
S. Grauf ◽  
C. A. Simpfendorfer

Accurate age determination is an important component of assessing and managing fish populations, yet traditional ageing using growth bands is time-consuming and has limitations. In the present study, an alternative approach to shark age estimation using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was investigated using two species. The ages of Sphyrna mokarran and Carcharhinus sorrah vertebrae that had been traditionally aged and validated were successfully predicted up to 10 years of age using NIRS. The correlations between the known ages of the vertebrae and their near infrared spectra were strong, with R2 values of 0.89 and 0.84 for S. mokarran and C. sorrah respectively. The major advantage of the NIRS ageing approach was the rapid speed of age estimation, which could enable large numbers of sharks to be aged quickly. This would offer the fisheries management benefit of improving the reliability of age information for stock and risk assessments.


2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
AJ Fallgatter ◽  
AC Ehlis ◽  
MM Richter ◽  
M Schecklmann ◽  
MM Plichta

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