Otolith chemistry has become a key tool to identify and delineate fish stock units. Its
successful application as a natural tag in stock discrimination studies is based on the ability …

Morphometric analysis of biogenic recording structures within marine organisms has
applications in stock assessment, taxonomics, and ecomorphological studies, with shape …

Otolith morphometrics have been shown to provide a practical basis for stock discrimination
and subsequent fisheries management. However, the determinants of otolith shape are not …

The success of MPAs in conserving fishing resources and protecting marine biodiversity
relies strongly on how well they meet their planned (or implicit) management goals. From a …

Otolith morphometrics has been shown to provide a practical basis for stock discrimination
and ageing. This approach has been extensively used by fisheries scientists over the last …

The objectives of this study were to describe the otolith shape development of cod from post-
metamorphosis larvae to juveniles and to examine whether shape development is an …

Harvest weight has been the main selected trait for the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus). However, growth rate and body shape are traits of increasing …

Otolith based methods have the potential to discriminate between stocks, an important
requirement for sustainable management of fish. The abilities of two otolith based methods …

This study investigated and compared asymmetry in sagittal otolith shape and length
between left and right inner ears in four roundfish and four flatfish species of commercial …

Otolith shape analysis is an efficient fish stock identification tool. However, most applications
used left and right otoliths or only one of them arbitrarily chosen without testing for biases …