Atlantic Salmon Scale Measurements

Published by Northeast Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 20, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-10-08T21:48:13.000+00:00

Scales are collected annually from smolt trapping operations in Maine as wellas other sampling opportunities (e.g. marine surveys, fishery sampling etc.). Scale samples are imaged and age, origin, and measurement data are collected as needed for specific growth-related research.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:27493
landingPage	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/27493
language	[]
references	[ "https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/27493.pdf" ]
rights	otherRestrictions, unclassified
temporal	1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00