Problems associated with a lipofuscin extraction method used to age blue crabs Callinectes sapidus cultured in Florida, USA
The blue crab Callinectes sapidus is an ecologically and economically important component of marine and estuarine ecosystems of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.Current stock assessments lack a clear understanding of the age structure of blue crab populations in Florida (USA).Blue crabs and other crustaceans are especially difficult to age b