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  2. Fish measurement - Wikipedia

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    Overall length. Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. This measurement excludes the length of the caudal (tail) fin. [1] Total and fork length of a fish. Total length (TL) is the length of a ...

  3. Condition index in fish - Wikipedia

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    Some weight-length relationships use the total length of the fish while others use the fork length. It is important to measure the same kind of length that the reference relationship uses. It is also important to have the weight and length in the same units as the reference relationship. Weight vs. Length for Red Drum (data from Jenkins 2004)

  4. Standard weight in fish - Wikipedia

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    Standard weight equation for largemouth bass [1] and burbot [2] (fish). Standard weight in fish is the typical or expected weight at a given total length for a specific species of fish. Most standard weight equations are for freshwater fish species. Weight-length curves are developed by weighing and measuring samples of fish from the population.

  5. Fish fork - Wikipedia

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    A similar fork with the same name, intended for serving, has three to four tines and is longer at 8 to 10 inches. [3] To distinguish the eating fork from the serving one, the former was sometimes labeled as "individual". [4] Fish forks are used just as normal forks are [5] and can be replaced by a long (7–8 inches (18–20 cm) in length) or ...

  6. Slot limit - Wikipedia

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    A slot limit is a tool used by fisheries managers to regulate the size of fish that can legally be harvested from particular bodies of water. Usually set by state fish and game departments, the protected slot limit prohibits the harvest of fish where the lengths, measured from the snout to the end of the tail, fall within the protected interval. [1]

  7. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    Fishing – the activity of trying to catch fish. Fisherman or fisher – someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Fishery – the activities leading to and resulting in the harvesting of fish. It may involve capture of wild fish or raising of fish through aquaculture.

  8. Fork length - Wikipedia

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  9. Japanese sandfish - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese sandfish has a life span of 5 years, [5] attaining a typical fork length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in). [8] It is a deep sea fish that usually inhabits sandy and muddy sea floors in waters 200 to 400 metres (660 to 1,310 ft) (550 metres (1,800 ft) [9]) deep, but migrates from November to January to spawn in shallow rocky beds of seaweed. [8]

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