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Length

May 2, 2014 by abby Leave a Comment

The length of a fish is often used for fish population assessments (e.g., length-age and weight-length relationships) and consequently are often used in recreational fishing regulations.  But, just as there is “more than one way to skin a cat,” there is more than one way to measure the length of a fish.  Below are three … [Read more…]

Posted in: L Tagged: fork length, length, standard length, total length

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