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Summer Flounder: QA/QC Exercise Results

Results of the QA/QC exercises for ageing summer flounder.

Summer Flounder, Paralichthys dentatus

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Left-eyed summer flounder flatfish illustration with dark brown body, dark spots, and lighter, tan-colored fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady

Katie Rogers (KR) has been working with Summer Flounder since 2018; before that, the age reader was Blanche Jackson (BJ, retired). Sectioned and whole otoliths are viewed with transmitted light. A special project used samples collected by the Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Science (PMAFS); Nicole Calabrese (NC) aged these samples.

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. All samples were collected by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center except where indicated otherwise. Structure indicates which part of the fish was used: Scales, Otoliths, or a combination of both (S+O).

Sample Source Struc-ture Test Type Date Com-pleted Age Reader Number Aged Number Tested CV (%) Agree-ment (%) Bias
2022 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 5/2023 KR 411 84 1.02 89.3 n/s
2022 Massachusetts Spring & Autumn Surveys (202291 & 202292) Otoliths Precision 3/2023 KR 174 40 2.02 90.0  
2022 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 3/2023 KR 929 100 1.80 86.0 n/s
2022 Autumn Survey (202204) Otoliths Precision 2/2023 KR 477 86 1.33 91.9  
2022 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 1/2023 KR 274 59 0.98 91.5  
2022 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 12/2022 KR 303 61 0.82 91.8  
2022 Spring Survey (202202) Otoliths Precision 9/2022 KR 472 84 2.12 88.1 n/s
2021 Autumn Survey (202104) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 354 72 0.97 91.7  
2021 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 529 100 0.69 94.0  
2021 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 195 40 1.22 87.5 n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 392 76 0.58 94.7  
2021 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 756 100 0.38 97.0  
2021 Spring Survey (202102) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 501 100 0.73 94.0  
2020 Spring Survey (202002) Otoliths Precision 5/2022 KR 392 71 0.41 95.8  
2020 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 9/2021 KR 564 100 0.48 96.0  
2020 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 9/2021 KR 414 76 3.51 84.2 n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 9/2021 KR 372 70 0.70 92.9  
2020 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 9/2021 KR 1013 97 0.51 94.8  
2019 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201992) Otoliths Precision 4/2020 KR 114 40 1.92 92.5  
2019 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 4/2020 KR 400 80 1.62 86.3 n/s
2019 Autumn Survey (201904) Otoliths Precision 3/2020 KR 472 86 3.22 89.5 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 3/2020 KR 648 99 2.31 82.8 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 2/2020 KR 555 100 1.91 84.0 n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 12/2019 KR 1356 100 1.73 83.0 n/s
2019 Spring Survey (201902) Otoliths Precision 9/2019 KR 682 100 2.86 87.0 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 6/2019 KR 484 97 2.28 83.5 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 5/2019 KR 556 98 1.03 92.9  
2018 Autumn Survey (201804) Otoliths Precision 2/2019 KR 397 84 2.69 85.7 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 2/2019 KR 566 96 2.01 86.5 n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 11/2018 KR 985 100 1.12 90.0  
2018 Spring Survey (201802) Otoliths Precision 8/2018 KR 441 90 1.17 90.0  
2017 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201792) Otoliths Precision 5/2018 KR 139 44 1.74 93.2  
2017 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201791) Otoliths Precision 5/2018 KR 163 40 2.95 95.0  
2017 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 5/2018 KR 332 67 2.31 85.1 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 5/2018 KR 329 68 0.87 92.6  
2017 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 4/2018 KR 698 97 1.47 87.6 n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 4/2018 KR 962 100 1.94 82.0 n/s
2017 Spring Survey (201702) Otoliths Precision 3/2018 KR 417 79 2.45 86.1 n/s
2016 Spring Survey (201602) Otoliths Precision 11/2016 ER vs. BJ 379 68 4.61 76.5 n/s
2016 Spring Survey (201602) Otoliths Precision 11/2016 BJ 379 73 0.18 98.6  
2016 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 10/2016 ER vs. BJ 1399 92 3.06 82.6 n/s
2016 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 10/2016 BJ 1399 100 0.38 97.0  
2015 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201592) Scales Precision 4/2016 BJ 248 47 0.00 100.0  
2015 Commercial Samples (Q4) Otoliths Precision 4/2016 BJ 729 99 0.13 99.0  
2015 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 4/2016 BJ 882 100 0.42 97.0  
2015 Commercial Samples (Q2) Otoliths Precision 3/2016 BJ 676 97 0.48 97.9  
2015 Autumn Survey (201504) Otoliths Precision 2/2016 BJ 513 99 5.02 90.9  
2015 Commercial Samples (Q1) Otoliths Precision 9/2015 BJ 1531 98 0.32 98.0  
2015 Spring Survey (201502) Otoliths Precision 6/2015 BJ 639 98 0.29 99.0  
2014 Commercial Samples (Q4) S+O Precision 3/2015 BJ 784 100 0.57 97.0  
2014 Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 3/2015 BJ 393 63 0.32 98.4  
2014 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 3/2015 BJ 843 95 0.35 97.9  
2014 Autumn Survey (201404) S+O Precision 3/2015 BJ 521 92 2.70 95.7  
2014 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201492) Scales Precision 2/2015 BJ 153 39 0.00 100.0  
2014 Commercial Samples (Q1) S+O Precision 2/2015 BJ 1348 93 0.67 95.7  
2014 Spring Survey (201402) S+O Precision 12/2014 BJ 348 69 1.87 91.3  
2013 Autumn Survey (201304) S+O Precision 5/2014 BJ 455 85 1.25 91.8  
2013 Commercial Samples (Q3-4) S+O Precision 5/2014 BJ 1668 95 6.64 66.3 n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 4/2014 BJ 921 95 5.19 70.5 n/s
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 1/2014 NC 683 102 3.96 70.6 0.005
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1) S+O Precision 11/2013 BJ 358 72 4.32 73.6 n/s
2013 Spring Survey (201302) S+O Precision 11/2013 BJ 580 98 3.40 82.7 n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q4) Scales Precision 6/2013 BJ 416 85 1.50 91.8  
2012 Commercial Samples (Q3) S+O Precision 6/2013 NC 630 97 7.66 61.9 n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 6/2013 NC 348 70 7.76 62.9 0.009
2012 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 4/2013 BJ 313 68 7.93 57.4 n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q1) S+O Precision 3/2013 BJ 838 100 3.44 76.0 n/s
2012 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201292) Scales Precision 2/2013 BJ 136 39 4.94 82.1 n/s
2012 Autumn Survey (201204) S+O Precision 2/2013 BJ 454 98 9.51 71.4 0.030
2012 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201291) Scales Precision 12/2012 BJ 134 43 4.91 81.4 n/s
2012 Spring Survey (201202) S+O Precision 11/2012 BJ 503 100 4.24 78.0 0.025
2011 Autumn Survey (201105) S+O Precision 6/2012 BJ

471

94 7.22 73.4 n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q3-4) S+O Precision 6/2012 BJ 1534 99 4.41 79.8 n/s
2011 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 6/2012 BJ

602

100 1.28 92.0  
2011 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201192) Scales Precision 3/2012 BJ 233 71 5.04 78.9 0.010
2011 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 9/2011 BJ 1022 98 5.03 69.4 n/s
2011 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201191) Scales Precision 9/2011 BJ 132 50 6.96 76.0 0.040
2011 Spring Survey (201102) S+O Precision 6/2011 BJ 834 95 4.32 74.7 0.046
2010 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q3) Otoliths Precision 6/2011 NC 4022 93 2.35 87.1 n/s
2010 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (201092) Scales Precision 4/2011 BJ 108 49 8.31 81.6 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q4) S+O Precision 4/2011 BJ 916 99 5.05 77.8 n/s
2010 PMAFS Commercial Samples (June) from NJ Otoliths Precision 2/2011 NC 343 100 6.02 62.0 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q3) Scales Precision 2/2011 BJ 904 111 3.83 76.6 n/s
2010 Autumn Survey (201004) S+O Precision 12/2010 BJ 577 114 5.49 86.8 0.020
2010 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201091) Scales Precision 12/2010 BJ 136 53 1.96 94.3  
2010 Commercial Samples (Q2) S+O Precision 11/2010 BJ 749 95 3.84 81.1 n/s
2010 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q2) from NY, CT, and RI Scales Precision 10/2010 NC 443 100 2.85 87.0 n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q1) S+O Precision 9/2010 BJ 950 103 1.36 92.2  
2010 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q2) from NJ Scales Precision 8/2010 NC 545 100 4.67 70.0 n/s
2010 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q1) from New Jersey Scales Precision 7/2010 NC vs. BJ 356 99 7.60 53.5 n/s
2010 Spring Survey (201001) S+O Precision 5/2010 BJ 881 96 2.72 87.5 n/s
2009 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q4) Scales Precision 5/2010 NC vs. BJ 51 9.26 60.8 n/s
2009 PMAFS Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 5/2010 NC vs. BJ 49 7.77 65.3 n/s
2009 Commercial Samples (Q4) Scales Precision 5/2010 BJ 1066 102 2.54 88.2 n/s
2009 Commercial Samples (Q3) Scales Precision 4/2010 BJ 1505 119 3.81 84.0 0.016
2009 Commercial Samples (Q2) Scales Precision 3/2010 BJ 869 141 2.60 83.7 n/s
2009 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (200992) S+O Precision 2/2010 BJ 159 55 4.31 92.7  
2009 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 12/2009 BJ 1226 149 2.05 87.2 n/s
2009 Massachusetts Spring Survey (200991) S+O Precision 11/2009 BJ 155 153 2.37 91.5  
2009 Autumn Survey (200904) S+O Precision 5/2010 BJ 562 127 4.06 91.3  
2009 Spring Survey (200902) S+O Precision 11/2009 BJ 719 157 1.41 93.0  
2008 Bigelow Spring Survey (200804) S+O Precision 11/2009 BJ 379 105 3.52 83.8 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q4) Scales Precision 4/2009 BJ 1105 146 2.95 87.0 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q3) Scales Precision 3/2009 BJ 1075 149 1.88 89.3 n/s
2008 Autumn Survey (200807) S+O Precision 3/2009 BJ 406 79 1.82 91.1  
2008 Commercial Samples (Q2) Scales Precision 3/2009 BJ 1226 105 3.01 83.8 0.046
2008 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (200892) Scales Precision 3/2009 BJ 228 60 5.27 93.3  
2008 Massachusetts Spring Survey (200891) S+O Precision 3/2009 BJ 122 65 3.31 87.7 n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 2/2009 BJ 1269 190 1.52 90.0  
2008 Spring Survey (200803) S+O Precision 5/2008 BJ 191 88 2.91 87.5 n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q4) Scales Precision 4/2008 BJ 798 114 2.46 89.5 n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q3) Scales Precision 3/2008 BJ 2460 132 3.53 86.4 n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q2) Scales Precision 2/2008 BJ 1338 146 2.15 89.7 n/s
2007 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 2/2008 BJ 1671 168 2.34 87.5 n/s
2007 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (200792) S+O Precision 1/2008 BJ 210 87 2.52 92.0  
2007 Autumn Survey (200709) S+O Precision 1/2008 BJ 436 167 3.96 88.0 n/s
2007 Massachusetts Spring Survey (200791) S+O Precision 1/2008 BJ 124 124 2.37 90.3  
2006 Autumn Survey (200610) S+O Precision 2/2007 BJ 344 82 1.86 93.9  
2006 Massachusetts Autumn Survey (200692) Scales Precision 2/2007 BJ 179 99 2.60 90.9  
2006 Commercial Samples (Q1) Scales Precision 8/2006 BJ 1575 49 1.24 93.9  
2006 Winter Survey (200603) S+O Precision 6/2006 BJ 974 50 3.43 84.0 n/s
2006 Spring Survey (200604) S+O Precision 5/2006 BJ 214 49 3.57 79.6 n/s

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on May 12, 2023

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