Initials for each age reader are given. All samples were collected by the NEFSC. Stock indicates which stock area samples were taken from: Southern New England (SNE), Georges Bank (GB), or the Gulf of Maine (GOM); if no stock area is specified, samples were from all areas combined. Bowker’s test results either show the P-value, ‘n/s’ (not significant at the α = 0.05 level), or are left blank where the test was not applicable.