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Record W4409185368 · doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107331

Exploring the use of Fourier transform near infrared spectroscopy for aging Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

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Aaron T. Adamack, Kelly Antaya, Sudagar Dhaliwal, Karen S. Dwyer, Christina Bourne

Bibliographic record

VenueFisheries Research · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEnvironmental Science
TopicMarine and fisheries research
Canadian institutionsBruker (Canada)Fisheries and Oceans Canada
FundersFisheries and Oceans Canada
KeywordsGadusAtlantic codOceanographyFisheryFourier transform infrared spectroscopyEnvironmental scienceGeologyGeographyFish <Actinopterygii>BiologyPhysicsOptics

Abstract

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Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIRS) is a new tool for aging fish otoliths which has been shown to be potentially faster than counting otolith annuli (traditional aging) while having similar accuracy and precision. We investigated the use of FT-NIRS for aging Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) otoliths from North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Divisions 2J, 3K, 3L, 3N, 3O, and 3Ps. Two types of calibration models (partial least squares (PLS) regression and principal component analysis combined with multinomial regression) were fit between traditional age estimates for otoliths and either their full FT-NIR spectra or an informative region of their spectra. Model fits were compared across calibration model types, portion of spectra used, and between models fit to individual versus all NAFO Divisions combined. A time-cost analysis comparing traditional aging versus combinations of FT-NIRS and traditional aging was performed. Good model fits (root mean square error ≤ 1; adjusted-R 2 ≥ 0.85) were generally achieved for at least one calibration model fit across all NAFO Divisions and for individual Divisions. PLS and multinomial calibration model performances were very similar for models fit across all NAFO Divisions, but varied due to small sample sizes for individual Divisions. Portion of the FT-NIR spectra used to fit models had the least impact. Time-cost analysis suggested that labour savings of 23 % (6 calibration models) to 40 % (1 calibration model) could be obtained. Our results show the FT-NIRS provides reliable age estimates for Atlantic cod with similar accuracy and precision to traditional aging while also providing labour cost savings.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.002
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.824
Threshold uncertainty score0.350

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.002
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.157
GPT teacher head0.328
Teacher spread0.172 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designBench or experimental
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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