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A Molecular Genetic Investigation Of The Population Structure Of Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus), Abigail J. Lynch, Jan E. Mcdowell, John Graves
A Molecular Genetic Investigation Of The Population Structure Of Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus), Abigail J. Lynch, Jan E. Mcdowell, John Graves
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Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), through landings, support one of the largest commercial fisheries in the United States. Recent consolidation of the once coast-wide reduction fishery to waters within and around Chesapeake Bay has raised concerns over the possibility of the loss of unique genetic variation resulting from concentrated fishing pressure. To address this question, we surveyed variation at the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene region and seven nuclear microsatellite loci to evaluate stock structure of Atlantic menhaden. Samples were collected from up to three cohorts of Atlantic menhaden at four geographic locations along the U.S. Atlantic coast …