Originally posted by Dave Willis:
(We can't know for "sure" because we're aging fish from otoliths/earstones, and thus can't follow individual fish once they are killed for aging. Catch-22.)
Dave
Just a stupid question from a guy who is going to learn soon how to read otoliths. Why don't read scales and back calculate the length and weight at age? I did it for 60 goldfish and I think the results were pretty accurate. What is the benifit to ageing otoliths and can you back calculate the length at age?
