Otoliths and Their Applications in Fishery Science

• Other Authors: Ferri, Josipa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; sagittal otolith; somatic growth; long-lived fishes; ontogeny; teleost anatomy; development; fish morphology; Fourier; marking; alizarin complexone; hard tissue; fin ray; otolith; scale; silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix); age; growth; otoliths; morphometry; Sphyraena sphyraena; fish age determination; Greenland halibut; deep learning; dataset shift; domain adaptation; red snapper; wavelet; genetic diversity; population structure; asteriscus; side effect; otolith shape; geographical effect; temperature effect; pH; brook trout; fish kill; anadromy; otolith microchemistry; crucian carp; strontium; marking efficiency; restocking; time delay; fish otoliths; CNN; age determination; web tool; Kokanee; homing; stocking; Anguilla anguilla; fish biology; ecosystem variability; minho river; stock assessment; Coilia nasus; river estuary; Yellow Sea; elemental signature; stable isotopic signature; stock spatial structure; atherinids; trade-off; daily growth; spawning; European hake; length-frequency distribution; sex-ratio; hydro-morpho-sedimentary characteristics; marginal increment analysis; band deposition; Thunnus thynnus; growth curves; edge analysis; growth performance index; quartile of marginal growth band method; k-fold cross-validation; back-calculation; n/a
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This reprint focuses on fish otoliths, as one of the most useful and important biological structures for fishery scientists and managers around the world. Collected papers cover several different research areas, from the otolith macro- to the microstructure and microchemistry, analyzing different types of otoliths and investigating various freshwater and marine species in their larval, juvenile and adult stages. Special attention is given to different approaches in otolith research and to many practical applications of such studies. The obtained data served to determine the age and growth of individual fish; to study habitat interactions, migration patterns, or habitats that the fish live in; to detect water temperatures or the presence of certain pollutants in the environment; and to reveal all other vital information about the life history of the fish.