Removing otoliths from a kelp greenling in the field

Detailed Description
Hans Bruning (left; first mate on the Snow Goose) and Tim Tinker (right) watch as USGS biologist Vanessa von Biela dissects kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) for their otoliths—earbones whose growth rings can reveal a fish's age and indicate how fast the fish grew in certain years. Picture taken on board the M/V Snow Goose in southeast Alaska.
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Public Domain.