US EditionSwim inside Nanaimo's internationally recognized fish-aging lab
- Researchers at Nanaimo's Pacific Biological Station study around 30 fish species, including a 147-year-old rougheye rockfish, to determine their ages and health.
- The lab, established in 1977, provides important age data to Fisheries and Oceans Canada for monitoring fish populations.
- Lab Manager Audrey Ty explained that stock assessors collect samples from various fisheries to determine fish ages and population health.
- Different techniques are used to analyze aging in fish, with scales preferred for younger species like salmon, and bones for older species.
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