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Pollock: QA/QC Exercise Results

Results of the QA/QC exercises for ageing pollock.

Pollock, Pollachius virens

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Side-profile of Atlantic pollock with dark back, white belly, and silvery lateral line across its side. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady

Jillian Price (JP) has been working with Pollock since 2014; before that, the age reader was Bill Duffy (WD). 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 (Q3)Precision4/2024JP176401.2290.0 
2023 Autumn Survey (202304)Precision12/2023JP115400.00100.0 
2023 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision12/2023JP237500.6396.0 
2019 Observer Samples (Q1-Q4)Precision10/2023JP248500.2298.0 
2023 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision10/2023JP187411.4587.8n/s
2022 Autumn Survey (202204)Precision3/2023JP142401.1897.5 
2022 Commercial Samples (Q3-Q4)Precision3/2023JP259500.1798.0 
2022 Commercial Samples (Q1-Q2)Precision1/2023JP117401.1192.5 
2022 Spring Survey (202202)Precision9/2022JP136410.00100.0 
2021 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision4/2022JP187400.6695.0 
2021 Autumn Survey (202104)Precision4/2022JP102321.5293.8 
2020 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2021JP201400.5995.0 
2020 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision5/2021JP118400.00100.0 
2020 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision5/2021JP202400.2197.5 
2020 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision4/2021JP150420.4295.2 
2019 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2020JP122400.00100.0 
2019 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2020JP209460.4497.8 
2019 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2020JP174400.00100.0 
2019 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision12/2019JP253620.7291.9 
2018 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision6/2019JP200501.1690.0 
2018 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision5/2019JP176430.1997.7 
2018 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision2/2019JP277590.3498.3 
2018 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision9/2018JP394700.1698.6 
2017 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2018JP401781.3487.2n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2018JP681990.00100.0 
2017 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2018JP5681010.1398.0 
2017 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2018JP631960.6192.7 
2017 Spring Survey (201702)Precision8/2017JP171440.00100.0 
2016 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2017JP427800.00100.0 
2016 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2017JP684930.2298.9 
2016 Autumn Survey (201604)Precision2/2017JP163540.3798.2 
2016 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2017JP619940.3196.8 
2016 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision10/2016JP620921.0588.0n/s
2016 Spring Survey (201602)Precision9/2016JP391780.1498.7 
2015 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2016JP7451010.1998.0 
2015 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2016JP6931041.0689.4n/s
2015 Autumn Survey (201504)Precision3/2016JP270580.00100.0 
2015 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2016JP682990.5192.9 
2015 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision12/2015JP724961.0588.5n/s
2015 Spring Survey (201502)Precision7/2015JP200450.6397.8 
2014 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision3/2015JP636971.6684.5n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2015JP549992.9679.80.011
2014 Autumn Survey (201404)Precision3/2015JP234510.00100.0 
2014 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision12/2014JP604972.1779.4n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision9/2014JP815921.8081.5n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision8/2014JP931.6981.9n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision8/2014JP vs. WD1472.4979.6n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision8/2014JP vs. WD-—1482.9572.3n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2014JP vs. WD1483.4468.9n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision7/2014JP vs. WD1093.8462.4n/s
2014 Spring Survey (201402)Precision7/2014JP154435.8581.40.047
2013 Spring Survey (201302)Precision7/2014JP vs. WD162507.2262.0n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision3/2014WD629991.8584.9n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2014WD773990.8289.9n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision2/2014WD5691001.6879.00.025
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision2/2014WD421931.3883.9n/s
2012 Autumn Survey (201204)Precision1/2014WD212492.1293.9 
2013 Spring Survey (201302)Precision1/2014WD162452.1784.4n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision10/2013WD575951.1088.4n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision9/2013WD533981.6684.7n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision8/2013WD512981.7181.6n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision7/2013WD419861.2084.9n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision6/2013WD485971.8081.4n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision6/2013WD636992.1675.8n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision4/2013WD570951.4384.2n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2013WD508902.0577.8n/s
2011 Autumn Survey (201105)Precision3/2013WD178492.0591.8 
2011 Spring Survey (201102)Precision3/2013WD163461.6484.8n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision10/2011WD6331053.2870.5n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision10/2011WD6431022.2876.5n/s
2010 Autumn Survey (201004)Precision10/2011WD118546.7070.4n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision7/2011WD486982.4477.6n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision6/2011WD619993.2467.7n/s
2010 Spring Survey (201001)Precision1/2011WD118602.5985.0n/s
2009 Spring Survey (200902)Precision12/2010WD163414.1780.5n/s
2009 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision4/2010WD1032952.7572.6n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision4/2010WD1159992.7174.7n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision3/2010WD534993.8066.7n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2010WD456991.6283.8n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2010WD296802.2177.5n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2010WD452993.0868.70.067
2006 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision3/2010WD5451003.0369.0n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision2/2010WD387800.7792.5 
2006 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision2/2010WD6581003.2866.0n/s
2006 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision2/2010WD395803.7462.5n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision2/2010WD4771001.5487.0n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision2/2010WD5361003.0773.0n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2010WD327804.7260.0n/s
2005 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision1/2010WD256704.2965.7n/s
2007 Spring Survey (200703)Precision8/2007WD210252.0184.0n/s
2006 Autumn Survey (200610)Precision8/2007WD106256.4668.00.046

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on April 12, 2024

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