Long-Term Changes in Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Pacific Herring in Puget Sound
Lorenz Hauser, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
R/F-149
Recent declines in Puget Sound stocks of pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) have alarmed many scientists and fisheries management officials. Of special concern are the fluctuations in abundance in spawning aggregates, which may reflect local extinctions or merely range shifts. An analysis of DNA from herring scales may reveal temporal changes in genetic diversity and population structure over the past 30 years. The results will provide valuable data on the conservation status of individual spawning aggregates, which can be used by state, tribal and federal resource management agencies.
For more information, please contact Lorenz Hauser, lhauser@u.washington.edu.