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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
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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 • Sand to nucleus • Large otoliths • Grind with dremel • Polish with sandpaper • Burn