. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 306 Cdif. Fish and Game 62 (4): 306-307. 1976. SIMPLE CONTAINER FOR THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF OTOLITHS The use of small glass vials for retaining fish otoliths appears to be a well-established practice among fishery biologists working at sea or dock- side along the west coast of the United States. For most studies, however, the extensive time required in handling thousands of otolith vials and, particularly, the tedious task of la
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 306 Cdif. Fish and Game 62 (4): 306-307. 1976. SIMPLE CONTAINER FOR THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF OTOLITHS The use of small glass vials for retaining fish otoliths appears to be a well-established practice among fishery biologists working at sea or dock- side along the west coast of the United States. For most studies, however, the extensive time required in handling thousands of otolith vials and, particularly, the tedious task of labeling each vial suggest that more simple and efficient procedures would be desirable. The otolith containers described in this report have proven highly bene- ficial for the collection of either random or stratified samples (Pinhorn and Fleming 1965) retained in groups by fish length or retained indi\idually by specimen number. The otolith containers (Figure 1) are constructed of (10% inches square by 2% inches high), and are divided into 100 compartments (1-inch square by 2% inches high). The overlapping lid is designed to seal the container and minimize evaporation of preservatives during storage. Four small rubber pads are attached to the bottom to prevent the contain- er from moving as otoliths are being collected aboard ship. The dividers forming the 100 see-through compartments are gapped from the floor of the container, allowing preservatives to flow between compartments. OTOLITH BOX LID Tcenter 1" '« , center 10" 10 16 -^ - ~ — == = _=. = = — 'Of 1 " 16. I f ^ r I Kl? L I,!— i" 16 -loA" FIGURE 1. Construction details of otolith container showing top and side view of box on left and lid on Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California.
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