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American Plaice: QA/QC Exercise Results

Results of the QA/QC exercises for ageing American plaice.

American Plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides

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American plaice illustration. Credit: Jack Hornady.

Josh Dayton (JD) has been working with American Plaice since 2010. Sectioned otoliths are viewed with reflected light.

In tests where agreement is below 90%, bias indicates either the P-value of a symmetry test or ‘n/s’ (test not significant at the α = 0.05 level). The Evans & Hoenig test was used to test bias starting 1/2022; prior to that, a Bowker's test was used.

Sample SourceTest TypeDate CompletedAge ReaderNumber AgedNumber TestedCV (%)Agree-ment (%)Bias
2023 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2024JD461840.8789.3n/s
2023 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2024JD197401.7977.5n/s
2023 Commercial Samples (Q1-2)Precision3/2024JD229521.5686.5n/s
2023 Autumn Survey (202304)Precision2/2024JD468952.4687.4n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q3-4)Precision8/2023JD185484.0372.9n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q1-2)Precision8/2023JD115411.5782.9n/s
2022 Autumn Survey (202204)Precision8/2023JD352722.7087.5n/s
2022 Spring Survey (202202)Precision8/2023JD578941.9986.2n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision8/2022JD217512.6578.4n/s
2021 Autumn Survey (202104)Precision8/2022JD568982.1384.7n/s
2021 Spring Survey (202102)Precision8/2022JD5781002.7382.0n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q3-4)Precision8/2021JD373793.3967.1n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2021JD303644.1251.6n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2021JD261531.7977.4n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2020JD190403.0367.5n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision7/2020JD198402.4477.5n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision7/2020JD5201003.1565.0n/s
2019 Autumn Survey (201904)Precision6/2020JD6381004.6673.0n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision5/2020JD243514.5458.8n/s
2019 Spring Survey (201902)Precision9/2019JD639973.9473.2P = 0.038
2018 Commercial Samples (Q3-4)Precision6/2019JD470963.7963.5n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision5/2019JD483924.0162.0n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision5/2019JD5091012.4576.2n/s
2018 Autumn Survey (201804)Precision3/2019JD477743.1578.4n/s
2018 Spring Survey (201802)Precision2/2019JD5001024.0371.6n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision6/2018JD468914.6163.7n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision6/2018JD602975.2060.2n/s
2017 Autumn Survey (201704)Precision3/2018JD329645.0475.0n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2018JD581954.7161.1n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2018JD5321005.7959.0n/s
2017 Spring Survey (201702)Precision7/2017JD914993.7671.7n/s
2016 Autumn Survey (201604)Precision6/2017JD913975.8370.1n/s
2016 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2017JD453873.7667.8n/s
2016 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision5/2017JD4991005.8053.0n/s
2016 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision5/2017JD582973.8559.8n/s
2016 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision4/2017JD583973.6366.0n/s
2016 Spring Survey (201602)Precision3/2017JD1237972.6282.5n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision7/2016JD5051013.6767.3n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision7/2016JD409805.0858.8n/s
2015 Autumn Survey (201504)Precision6/2015JD1148972.5484.5n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision5/2016JD420884.0263.6n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision4/2016JD379793.3665.8n/s
2015 Spring Survey (201502)Precision7/2015JD1037982.6284.7n/s
2014 Autumn Survey (201404)Precision4/2015JD868982.9084.7n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q3-4)Precision4/2015JD5871033.8865.1n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2015JD333692.9569.6n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision2/2015JD378802.7268.8n/s
2014 Spring Survey (201402)Precision2/2015JD911973.8171.1n/s
2013 Autumn Survey (201304)Precision12/2014JD726954.9674.7n/s
2012 Autumn Survey (201204)Precision12/2014JD748985.2567.4n/s
2012 and 2013 Spring Surveys (201202 & 201302)Precision
(fish <20cm)
12/2014JD487724.8284.7n/s
2013 Spring Survey (201302)Precision12/2014JD781984.4967.4n/s
2012 Spring Survey (201202)Precision11/2014JD1006976.1657.7n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision11/2014JD472944.5066.0n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision9/2014JD411823.9265.9n/s
2011 Autumn Survey (201105)Precision9/2014JD732995.7567.7n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2014JD437844.3759.5n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2014JD449932.4377.4n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision7/2014JD428876.0056.3n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision6/2014JD5281014.9859.4n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision5/2014JD292631.7279.4n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision5/2014JD289614.0959.0n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2014JD364743.2671.6n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2014JD413854.0765.9n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2014JD463952.7168.4n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision1/2014JD300604.3263.3n/s
2011 Spring Survey (201102)Precision1/2012JD709975.6069.1n/s
2010 Autumn Survey (201004)Precision9/2011JD6051004.6872.0n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2011JD726926.4150.0n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision11/2010JD266572.8777.2n/s
2010 Spring Survey (201001)Precision11/2010JD7831005.2469.0n/s
2009 Autumn Survey (200904)Precision10/2010JD vs. JB6501790.6796.1 
2009 Autumn Survey (200904)Precision10/2010JD6501793.9378.2n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2008JB296762.0280.3n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision8/2008JB386771.5983.1n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2008JB233781.3385.9n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2008JB322751.8478.7n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2008JB264771.6084.4n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision8/2008JB325781.2784.6n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2008JB336771.3987.0n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2008JB313782.2473.1n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2008JB330782.0478.2n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision8/2008JB320751.5482.7n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2008JB237771.9879.2n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2008JB265781.5380.8n/s
2008 Spring Survey (200803)Precision8/2008JB615692.0084.1n/s
2007 Autumn Survey (200709)Precision8/2008JB598702.4285.7n/s
2007 Spring Survey (200703)Precision8/2008JB662742.2486.5n/s
2006 Autumn Survey (200610)Precision8/2008JB702672.0189.6n/s
2006 Spring Survey (200604)Precision8/2008JB715721.3591.7 
2005 Autumn Survey (200510)Precision8/2008JB509692.0387.0n/s
2004 Commercial Samples (Q4) & 2004 Autumn Survey (200407)Precision8/2004JB4321611.6985.7n/s

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on May 03, 2024

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