Christmas came early and getting I’m old and lazy and cant remember if I did this one or not, but you can tell the age of most fish by counting the rings in their scales. These growth rings are distinguished by 2 pairs, the summer ones are wider apart while the winter ones are closer together (due to slower growth). Every pair of summer and winter rings marks a year in the fishes life span. [spoiler]for those who care I’ve made into a master’s program for environmental science and will be doing a thesis. I also work two jobs rn and will hopefully be working a 3rd job with NOAA again in the near future.[/spoiler]