1. Catfish Otolith Preparation Dave Buckmeier, Texas Parks and Wildlife SDAFS Catfish Technical Committee 2014 Catfish Age Workshop

2. Remove and Dry From the top

3. Remove and Dry From the bottom

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

5. Small Otoliths – Burn

6. Mount to a Slide

7. Sand to Nucleus

8. Large Otoliths – Grind with Dremel

9. Polish and Burn

10. Immerse in Water

11. View – Illuminate with Fiber Optic

12. Storage