Age-Length Key

DEFINITION
  • One approach used to assign ages to fish, given length measurements. Used to convert catch-at-size data into catch-at-age data. The keys specify the probability that fish of a given size belong to one of several age groups.
  • Hoenig J.M., D.M. Heisey, and R.C. Hanumara. 1994. A new approach to age-length keys: Using last year's and this year's data to estimate age composition. ICCAT SCRS/93/060.
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