Techniques for Estimating the Age and Growth of Molluscs: Cephalopoda

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  • Alexander I. Arkhipkin
    Fisheries Department, Falkland Islands
  • Vyacheslav A. Bizikov
    All-Russian Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
  • Zöe A. Doubleday
  • Vladimir V. Laptikhovsky
    Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
  • Fedor V. Lishchenko
    All-Russian Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
  • Catalina Perales-Raya
    Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias
  • Phil R. Hollyman
Global abundances and commercial fisheries of cephalopods have increased over recent decades, creating a need for effective fishery management. This management is often focused on the ability to ascertain the age structure of key populations. There are several main techniques for age and growth rate determination in cephalopods. Because of biological differences between species groups, not all techniques are applicable for every species. This review outlines the use of five main ageregistering structures (statoliths, gladii, beaks, stylets, and eye lenses) along with one chemical aging technique (lipofuscin) and their application to cephalopod species groups.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)783-792
JournalJournal of Shellfish Research
Volume37
Issue number4
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Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2018
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