The Fishery Biology Program of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center provides this resource to assist with age determination of fish and shellfish species from the Northwest Atlantic. Released in its current form in 1997, this resource represents the fruit of many years of accumulated expertise. Techniques for aging sixteen species of fish or shellfish are given here, based on growth marks in...

The National Marine Fisheries Service / Northeast Fisheries Science Center maintains this research site in collaboration with the Monkfish fishing industry. Since October, commercial fishers and researchers have been working to improve information about the distribution, size, and condition of the Monkfish population. The Website includes introductory information about monkfish and the project...