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Scup: QA/QC Exercise Results

Results of the QA/QC exercises for ageing scup

Scup, Stenotomus chrysops

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Side-profile illustration of a silvery scup fish with white belly, darker, blue color on its head, and spiny fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady

Nicole Calabrese (NC) has been working with Scup at NOAA since 2013, and has 8 years of prior experience. Prior to 2013, the age reader was Daphne Cassidy (DC, retired). 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 Source Test Type Date Completed Age Reader Number Aged Number Tested CV (%) Agreement (%) Bias
2023 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 10/2023 NC 773 100 1.09 91.0  
2023 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 7/2023 NC 349 69 1.35 88.4 n/s
2022 Autumn Survey (202204) Precision 3/2023 ER 1012 100 2.94 82.0 0.004
2022 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 4/2023 NC 272 52 1.87 84.6 n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 3/2023 NC 563 100 1.05 91.0  
2022 Spring Survey (202202) Precision 2/2023 NC 233 53 2.71 84.9 n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 1/2023 NC 357 78 1.42 87.2 n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 12/2022 NC 389 80 1.17 90.0  
2021 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 10/2022 NC 431 82 1.37 87.8 n/s
2021 Autumn Survey (202104) Precision 8/2022 NC 735 100 1.43 89.0 n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 5/2022 NC 321 70 1.73 85.7 n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 4/2022 NC 433 81 1.22 88.9 n/s
2021 Spring Survey (202102) Precision 1/2022 NC 158 41 1.94 85.4 n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 12/2021 NC 962 100 1.57 88.0 n/s
2020 Spring Survey (202002) Precision 6/2021 NC 191 40 3.31 87.5 n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 6/2021 NC 442 87 1.05 89.7 n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 4/2021 NC 828 100 1.20 88.0 n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 1/2021 NC 740 100 0.86 91.0  
2020 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 10/2020 NC 745 100 1.20 87.0 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 5/2020 ER 435 80 1.97 82.5 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 5/2020 ER 646 100 1.59 87.0 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 3/2020 NC 553 100 1.17 90.0  
2019 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 12/2019 NC 1125 100 2.09 81.0 0.038
2019 Spring Survey (201902) Precision 8/2019 NC 193 47 3.47 78.7 n/s
2018 Autumn Survey (201804) Precision 7/2019 NC 573 90 9.67 74.4 n/s
2018 Spring Survey (201802) Precision 7/2019 NC 168 34 7.27 76.5 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 6/2019 NC 611 100 6.08 66.0 0.0003
2018 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 6/2019 NC 543 100 4.22 69.0 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 6/2019 NC 628 95 3.59 71.6 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 5/2019 ER 432 97 2.49 83.5 0.014
2017 Spring Survey (201702) Precision 12/2018 NC 254 50 5.03 82.0 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 8/2018 NC 723 100 4.64 72.0 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 8/2018 NC 633 76 4.05 72.4 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 7/2018 NC 333 90 4.37 74.4 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 7/2018 NC 482 100 3.13 79.0 n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 5/2016 NC 1055 94 2.39 80.8 n/s
2015 Autumn Survey (201504) Precision 4/2016 ER 392 75 2.36 96.0  
2014 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 4/2015 NC 893 77 1.69 88.3 n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 4/2015 NC 408 86 5.02 68.6 n/s
2014 Autumn Survey (201404) Precision 2/2015 NC vs. DC 366 59 1.57 89.8 n/s
2013 Autumn Survey (201304) Precision 4/2014 DC 251 50 0.26 98.0  
2013 Spring Survey (201302) Precision 4/2014 DC 177 39 0.40 97.4  
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1-4) Precision 3/2014 DC 2773 98 1.53 87.8 n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q1-4) Precision 5/2013 DC 2437 98 2.42 85.7 n/s
2012 Autumn Survey (201204) Precision 4/2013 DC 453 79 4.05 88.6 n/s
2012 Spring Survey (201202) Precision 2/2013 DC 180 47 0.33 97.9  
2011 Commercial Samples (Q3 & Q4) Precision 6/2012 DC 920 99 1.10 92.9  
2011 Commercial Samples (Q1 & Q2) Precision 6/2012 DC 1254 99 1.93 86.9 n/s
2011 Autumn Survey (201105) Precision 5/2012 DC 654 99 4.25 90.9  
2011 Spring Survey (201102) Precision 6/2011 DC 150 49 2.47 87.8 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q3 & Q4) Precision 4/2011 DC 1004 99 2.61 83.8 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 3/2011 DC 746 99 2.18 83.8 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 3/2011 DC 668 95 1.20 92.6  
2010 Autumn Survey (201004) Precision 3/2011 DC 705 99 2.48 91.9  
2010 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201091) Precision 11/2010 DC 204 49 0.81 93.9  
2009 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 6/2010 DC 586 21 5.58 52.4 0.019
2009 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 6/2010 DC 364 24 0.00 100.0  
2009 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 6/2010 DC 559 24 3.37 62.5 n/s
2009 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 6/2010 DC 1626 46 0.00 100.0  
2009 Autumn Survey (200904) Precision 4/2010 DC 519 49 0.58 98.0 n/s
2009 Spring Survey (200902) Precision 4/2010 DC 63 24 4.58 87.5 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q4) Precision 5/2009 DC 716 93 2.19 89.2 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q3) Precision 4/2009 DC 660 73 7.53 65.8 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q2) Precision 3/2009 DC 1064 97 3.19 76.3 0.030
2008 Commercial Samples (Q1) Precision 3/2009 DC 814 75 5.34 68.0 0.015
2008 Autumn Survey (200807) Precision 2/2009 DC 398 74 8.41 89.2 n/s
2008 Spring Survey (200803) Precision 2/2009 DC 91 49 3.42 81.6 n/s

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on October 06, 2023

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