Genome-wide SNP based population structure in European hake reveals the need for harmonizing biological and management units

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Leone, Agostino, Álvarez, Paula, García, Dorleta, Saborido-Rey, Fran, Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Naiara
• Other Authors: Hauser, Lorenz, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque and Government
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2019
• Subjects: Hake; Norwegian Sea; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz161; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/76/7/2260/31679429/fsz161.pdf

Abstract Despite its economic importance, the population structure of the European hake, Merluccius merluccius, is unresolved, and the species is assessed based on two stocks (northern and southern) separated by the Capbreton Canyon. In order to shed light into the European hake population structure...