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Catfish Otolith Preparation Dave Buckmeier, Texas Parks and Wildlife SDAFS Catfish Technical Committee 2014 Catfish Age Workshop
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Catfish Otolith Preparation

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Catfish Otolith Preparation. Dave Buckmeier, Texas Parks and Wildlife SDAFS Catfish Technical Committee 2014 Catfish Age Workshop. Remove and Dry. From the top. Remove and Dry. From the bottom. Otolith Preparation. Small otoliths (Buckmeier et al. 2002) Burn Mount to a slide - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Catfish Otolith Preparation

Catfish Otolith Preparation

Dave Buckmeier, Texas Parks and WildlifeSDAFS Catfish Technical Committee

2014 Catfish Age Workshop

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Remove and DryFrom the top

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Remove and DryFrom the bottom

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Otolith PreparationSmall otoliths (Buckmeier et al. 2002)• Burn • Mount to a slide • Sand to nucleus

Large otoliths• Grind with dremel• Polish with sandpaper• Burn

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Small Otoliths – Burn

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Mount to a Slide

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Sand to Nucleus

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Large Otoliths – Grind with Dremel

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Polish and Burn

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Immerse in Water

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View – Illuminate with Fiber Optic

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Storage