Photographic Atlas of Fish Otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Photographic Atlas of Fish Otoliths of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Author: Steven E. Campana

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780660191089

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This photographic atlas presents light and (or) scanning electron micrographs of 580 pairs of sagittal otoliths representing 288 species, 97 families, and 27 orders of fish from the northwest Atlantic. For most species, multiple individuals across a range of sizes are presented in order to highlight changes in otolith shape with increased size. For 72 of the families, photographs of the lapillar and asteriscal otoliths are also presented.

Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish
Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish

Author: Dianne Furlani

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0643092552

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Intended as a laboratory guide, this atlas will allow users to accurately identify species and size of fish using otoliths. The main features presented for each species, include brief distribution and ecology notes, regression for otolith and fish lengths, and standardised description of the otolith structure.

Mochlos IC
Mochlos IC

Author: INSTAP Academic Press

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2004-12-31

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1623030218

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Mochlos is a Minoan town set on a fine harbor at the eastern side of the Gulf of Mirabello, in northeast Crete. It was first inhabited during the Neolithic period, and it had an important Minoan settlement during most of the Bronze Age. Mochlos I, to be published in three volumes, presents the results of the excavations in the Neopalatial levels of the Artisans' Quarter and the farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Artisans' Quarter consisted of a series of workshops with evidence for pottery manufacture, metalworking, and weaving. Chalinomouri, a semi-independent farmhouse with strong connections to the nearby island settlement at Mochlos, was engaged in craftwork and food processing as well as agriculture. This volume, Mochlos IC, presents the small finds from the site.

Fishes
Fishes

Author: Alwyne Wheeler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-09-29

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780521304078

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Fishes is a practical introduction to the study of fish remains from archaeological sites, designed for archaeologists and archaezoologists working in the field and in the laboratory. It provides clear guidelines for the identification of remains and how to interpret them. The identification and analysis of fish remains unearthed in archaeological excavations are invaluable factors in the reconstruction of climate, economic strategy, diet and trade. In this manual the authors discuss the importance of fishes in past economies and in archaeological research. They describe methods of extraction, fish anatomy and classification with the aid of numerous line drawings. The book also includes a survey of fishes most likely to be represented in archaeological sites and describes the biology of fishes in order to help archaeozoologists make informed judgements about methods of exploitation, size of fish caught and meat yield. This study is unique in making a realistic assessment of both the potential and limitations of the use of fish remains in archaeological interpretation.

Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus) and Pacific Halibut (H. Stenolepis) and Their North American Fisheries
Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus) and Pacific Halibut (H. Stenolepis) and Their North American Fisheries

Author: Robert J. Trumble

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780660151113

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Atlantic halibut and Pacific halibut off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America share many biological characteristics. The conventional separation of the halibut into separate species is not uniformly accepted. Reproduction and early life history are nearly identical, although the extensive drift of Pacific halibut eggs and larvae and countermigration as juveniles have not been demonstrated for the Atlantic halibut. Adult halibut undergo migration from winter spawning grounds along the upper continental slope to summer feeding grounds on the continental shelf. The two halibuts show the same pattern of age and growth. They exhibit different trophic selectivity, as small Atlantic halibut consume a higher proportion of invertebrates as samll fish and large Atlantic halibut consume a higher proportion of fish, compared to Pacific halibut. Halibut management in the Atlantic and Pacific varies dramatically. Atlantic halibut in Canada were managed with other groundfish until 1988 and are not managed in the United States. Pacific halibut have been managed by an international commission under treaty between the United States and Canada since 1923. Atlantic halibut have produced from 1000 to 5000 t annually, mainly off Canada, while Pacific halibut have produced 12,000 to 45,000 t, mainly off Alaska. Biological and fishery data are collected more extensively for the Pacific halibut, for which detailed stock assessment is conducted.