Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix
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Eric Robillard (ER) has been working with Bluefish since 2015; before that, the age reader was Nicole Calabrese (NC). Sectioned otoliths are viewed with transmitted 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 Source | Test Type | Date Completed | Age Reader | Number Aged | Number Tested | CV (%) | Agree-ment (%) | Bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Autumn Survey (202404) | Precision | 2/2025 | ER | 211 | 27 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
| 2023 Commercial Samples (Q1) | Precision | 11/2023 | ER | 162 | 40 | 1.61 | 90.0 | |
| 2022 Commercial Samples (Q4) | Precision | 3/2023 | ER | 278 | 50 | 4.68 | 86.0 | n/s |
| 2022 Commercial Samples (Q3) | Precision | 2/2023 | ER | 159 | 46 | 1.49 | 93.5 | |
| 2022 Commercial Samples (Q1-Q2) | Precision | 11/2022 | ER | 218 | 45 | 1.61 | 91.1 | |
| 2021 Commercial Samples (Q1-4) | Precision | 5/2022 | ER | 456 | 87 | 2.86 | 86.2 | n/s |
| 2020 Commercial Samples (Q4) | Precision | 4/2021 | ER | 329 | 59 | 1.02 | 96.6 | |
| 2020 Commercial Samples (Q3) | Precision | 3/2021 | ER | 397 | 71 | 6.13 | 87.3 | n/s |
| 2020 Commercial Samples (Q1-2) | Precision | 12/2020 | ER | 304 | 60 | 2.44 | 83.3 | n/s |
| 2019 Commercial Samples (Q4) | Precision | 4/2020 | ER | 274 | 61 | 1.82 | 90.2 | |
| 2019 Commercial Samples (Q3) | Precision | 2/2020 | ER | 221 | 45 | 1.61 | 93.3 | |
| 2019 Commercial Samples (Q1-2) | Precision | 11/2019 | ER | 264 | 50 | 0.98 | 94.0 | |
| 2018 Commercial Samples (Q4) | Precision | 5/2019 | ER | 290 | 66 | 2.57 | 92.4 | |
| 2018 Commercial Samples (Q3) | Precision | 3/2019 | ER | 260 | 57 | 5.26 | 86.0 | n/s |
| 2015 Commercial Samples (Q1-4) | Precision | 3/2016 | ER | 560 | 100 | 2.69 | 86.0 | n/s |
| 2014 Autumn Survey (201404) | Precision | 7/2015 | NC | 117 | 40 | 14.14 | 80.0 | n/s |
