3.2. Model validation
Simulation outputs in the form of individual dry weights were converted to wet weight values and averaged to yield a grounds for comparison with the experimental results from the full-scale experiments (Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7). Correspondence was best for the first half of the experiment for all cages, after which the model overestimated growth rates for about a month. Near the end of the trial, the experimental data showed a higher growth rate than the simulations in all cages, thus leading to lower deviations between model output and observations in the last stages of the experiments.