Catfish Otolith Preparation Dave Buckmeier, Texas Parks and
Wildlife SDAFS Catfish Technical Committee 2014 Catfish Age
Workshop Slide 2 Remove and Dry From the top Slide 3 Remove and Dry
From the bottom Slide 4 Otolith Preparation Small otoliths
(Buckmeier et al. 2002) Burn Mount to a slide Sand to nucleus Large
otoliths Grind with dremel Polish with sandpaper Burn Slide 5 Small
Otoliths Burn Slide 6 Mount to a Slide Slide 7 Sand to Nucleus
Slide 8 Large Otoliths Grind with Dremel Slide 9 Polish and Burn
Slide 10 Immerse in Water Slide 11 View Illuminate with Fiber Optic
Slide 12 Storage
