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Scup: QA/QC Exercise Results

Results of the QA/QC exercises for ageing scup

Scup, Stenotomus chrysops

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Side-profile illustration of a silvery scup fish with white belly, darker, blue color on its head, and spiny fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady

Nicole Calabrese (NC) has been working with Scup at NOAA since 2013, and has 8 years of prior experience. Prior to 2013, the age reader was Daphne Cassidy (DC, retired). Sectioned otoliths are viewed with reflected light.

In tests where agreement is below 90%, bias indicates either the P-value of a symmetry test or ‘n/s’ (test not significant at the α = 0.05 level). The Evans & Hoenig test was used to test bias starting 1/2022; prior to that, a Bowker's test was used.

Sample SourceTest TypeDate CompletedAge ReaderNumber AgedNumber TestedCV (%)Agreement (%)Bias
2023 Autumn Survey (202304)Precision3/2024NC572882.5689.8n/s
2023 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision1/2024NC251551.5375.5n/s
2023 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision10/2023NC7731001.0991.0 
2023 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision7/2023NC349691.3588.4n/s
2022 Autumn Survey (202204)Precision3/2023ER10121002.9482.00.004
2022 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2023NC272521.8784.6n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision3/2023NC5631001.0591.0 
2022 Spring Survey (202202)Precision2/2023NC233532.7184.9n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2023NC357781.4287.2n/s
2022 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision12/2022NC389801.1790.0 
2021 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision10/2022NC431821.3787.8n/s
2021 Autumn Survey (202104)Precision8/2022NC7351001.4389.0n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision5/2022NC321701.7385.7n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision4/2022NC433811.2288.9n/s
2021 Spring Survey (202102)Precision1/2022NC158411.9485.4n/s
2021 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision12/2021NC9621001.5788.0n/s
2020 Spring Survey (202002)Precision6/2021NC191403.3187.5n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision6/2021NC442871.0589.7n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2021NC8281001.2088.0n/s
2020 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision1/2021NC7401000.8691.0 
2020 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision10/2020NC7451001.2087.0n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2020ER435801.9782.5n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision5/2020ER6461001.5987.0n/s
2019 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2020NC5531001.1790.0 
2019 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision12/2019NC11251002.0981.00.038
2019 Spring Survey (201902)Precision8/2019NC193473.4778.7n/s
2018 Autumn Survey (201804)Precision7/2019NC573909.6774.4n/s
2018 Spring Survey (201802)Precision7/2019NC168347.2776.5n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision6/2019NC6111006.0866.00.0003
2018 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision6/2019NC5431004.2269.0n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision6/2019NC628953.5971.6n/s
2018 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2019ER432972.4983.50.014
2017 Spring Survey (201702)Precision12/2018NC254505.0382.0n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision8/2018NC7231004.6472.0n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision8/2018NC633764.0572.4n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision7/2018NC333904.3774.4n/s
2017 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision7/2018NC4821003.1379.0n/s
2015 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision5/2016NC1055942.3980.8n/s
2015 Autumn Survey (201504)Precision4/2016ER392752.3696.0 
2014 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision4/2015NC893771.6988.3n/s
2014 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2015NC408865.0268.6n/s
2014 Autumn Survey (201404)Precision2/2015NC vs. DC366591.5789.8n/s
2013 Autumn Survey (201304)Precision4/2014DC251500.2698.0 
2013 Spring Survey (201302)Precision4/2014DC177390.4097.4 
2013 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision3/2014DC2773981.5387.8n/s
2012 Commercial Samples (Q1-4)Precision5/2013DC2437982.4285.7n/s
2012 Autumn Survey (201204)Precision4/2013DC453794.0588.6n/s
2012 Spring Survey (201202)Precision2/2013DC180470.3397.9 
2011 Commercial Samples (Q3 & Q4)Precision6/2012DC920991.1092.9 
2011 Commercial Samples (Q1 & Q2)Precision6/2012DC1254991.9386.9n/s
2011 Autumn Survey (201105)Precision5/2012DC654994.2590.9 
2011 Spring Survey (201102)Precision6/2011DC150492.4787.8n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q3 & Q4)Precision4/2011DC1004992.6183.8n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2011DC746992.1883.8n/s
2010 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2011DC668951.2092.6 
2010 Autumn Survey (201004)Precision3/2011DC705992.4891.9 
2010 Massachusetts Spring Survey (201091)Precision11/2010DC204490.8193.9 
2009 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision6/2010DC586215.5852.40.019
2009 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision6/2010DC364240.00100.0 
2009 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision6/2010DC559243.3762.5n/s
2009 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision6/2010DC1626460.00100.0 
2009 Autumn Survey (200904)Precision4/2010DC519490.5898.0n/s
2009 Spring Survey (200902)Precision4/2010DC63244.5887.5n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q4)Precision5/2009DC716932.1989.2n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q3)Precision4/2009DC660737.5365.8n/s
2008 Commercial Samples (Q2)Precision3/2009DC1064973.1976.30.030
2008 Commercial Samples (Q1)Precision3/2009DC814755.3468.00.015
2008 Autumn Survey (200807)Precision2/2009DC398748.4189.2n/s
2008 Spring Survey (200803)Precision2/2009DC91493.4281.6n/s

Last updated by Northeast Fisheries Science Center on April 03, 2024

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