Resources and Links

Lake Huron Management Agencies

  • Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (AOFRC)
  • Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA)
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC)
  • Great Lake Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
  • Michigan Department of Natural Resouces (MDNR)
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR)
  • United States Geological Survey-Michigan

 


 

Age Estimation Resources


Age Estimation Manuals

 

  • Allan, R.J. 1985. Analysis of scale age and growth for Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from Lake Simcoe Report 1985-5 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource. pp. 1-154.
  • Committee of Age Reading Experts (C.A.R.E) 2000. Manual on generalized age determination procedures for groundfish. Prepared for the Technical Subcommittee of the Canada/US Groundfish committee.  http://care.psmfc.org/
  • Casselman, J.M. 1983. Age and growth assessment of fish from their calcified structures – techniques and tools. pp. 1-18. In: E.D. Prince & L.M. Pulos (ed.) Proceedings of the international workshop on age determination of oceanic pelagic fishes: tunas, billfishes, and sharks, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Washington, D.C.
  • Casselman, J.M. & K.A. Scott. 2000. A general procedures manual for CSAGES-Calcified Structure Age-Growth Data Extraction Software (Version 5.2). pp. 96, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Picton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Chilton, D.E. & R.J. Beamish. 1982. Age determination methods for fishes studied by the groundfish program at the Pacific Biological Station. pp. 107pp Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
  • Johnston, G.E. 1986. Techniques and criteria used to age Lake Superior lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). pp. 1-23.
  • Muir, A.M., and T.C. DenHaas. 2003. Manual of Standard Methods for the Chippewas of Nawash Calcified Structure Analysis Facility. Technical Report prepared for the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. R.R. #5, Wiarton, On. N0H 2T0. 51 pp.
  • Secor, D.H., J.M. Dean & E.H. Laban. 1991. Manual for otolith removal and preparation for microstructural examination, University of South Carolina, Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Panfili, J. H. De Pontual, H. Troadec & P.J. Wright (éds). 2002. Manuel de sclérochronologie des poissons; Manual of Fish Sclerochronology. Coédition Ifremer / IRD. Édouard Belin.
  • VanderKooy, S. & K. Tisdel (eds). 2003. A Practical Handbook for Determining the Ages of Gulf of Mexico Fishes. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Age Estimation Glossaries

 

  • Casselman, J.M. 1983. Age and growth assessment of fish from their calcified structures – techniques and tools. pp. 1-18. In: E.D. Prince & L.M. Pulos (ed.) Proceedings of the international workshop on age determination of oceanic pelagic fishes: tunas, billfishes, and sharks, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Washington, D.C.
  • Casselman, J.M. 1987. Determination of age and growth. pp. 209-242. In: A.H. Weatherley & H.S. Gill (ed.) The Biology of Fish Growth, Academic Press, New York.
  • Casselman, J.M. & K.A. Scott. 2000. A general procedures manual for CSAGES-Calcified Structure Age-Growth Data Extraction Software (Version 5.2). pp. 96, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Picton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Chilton, D.E. & R.J. Beamish. 1982. Age determination methods for fishes studied by the groundfish program at the Pacific Biological Station. pp. 107pp Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
  • Jensen, A.C. 1965. Standard terminology and notation for otolith readers. ICNAF Res. Bull. 2: 5-7.
  • Kalish, J.M., R.J. Beamish, E.B. Brothers, J.M. Casselman, R.I.C.C. Francis, H. Mosegaard, J. Panfili, E.D. Prince, R.E. Thresher, C.A. Wilson & P.J. Wright. 1995. Glossary for otolith studies. pp. 723-729. In: D.H. Secor, J.M. Dean & S.E. Campana (ed.) Recent Developments in Fish Otolith Research, University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Wilson, C.A., E.B. Brothers, J.M. Casselman, C.L. Smith & A. Wild. 1983. Proceedings of the international workshop on age determination of oceanic pelagic fishes: tunas, billfishes, and sharks. pp. 207-208. In: E.D. Prince & L.M. Pulos (ed.) NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report 8, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.