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The Forgotten Requirement for Age Validation in Fisheries Biology

R. Beamish, G. Mcfarlane

1983.11.1TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1983)112<735:tfrfav>2.0.co;2

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It is shown that estimated ages greater than the maximum validated age must not be considered accurate and use of inaccurate ages has caused serious errors in the management and understanding of fish populations.

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BEAMISH, R.; MCFARLANE, G. The forgotten requirement for age validation in fisheries biology. TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 1983, 112: 735–743.