Term:
Back-calculation
Definition:
Estimating fish size at an earlier time (or times) on the basis of a set of measurements of CS size and fish size, made at a single point in time (usually at capture).
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Handbook on Fish Age Determination - A Mediterranean experience, FAO Studies and Reviews No. 98, FAO, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca2745en/ca2745en.pdf).
