Comparative Precision and Bias of Five Different Ageing Methods for the Large Tropical Snapper Lutjanus johnii
Five common methods of age determination were compared to determine their usefulness in monitoring the catch structure of a small Australian sportfishery for Lutjanus johnii.Presumed annuli were visible on scales, whole otoliths, sectioned otoliths, whole vertebrae and sectioned vertebrae of Lutjanus johnii in a sample of 44 younger fish up to 793