Genetic Analysis Reveals Restricted Dispersal of Northern Rockfish along the Continental Margin of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

• Published in: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
• Main Authors: Gharrett, Anthony J., Riley, Rachel J., Spencer, Paul D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Amchitka; Amchitka Pass; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2012.662419; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00028487.2012.662419

Abstract The effective conservation and management of a species require knowledge of its population structure and life history. Fish that are mobile, long‐lived, and abundant and that have pelagic larvae are often presumed to disperse over large geographic areas. However, if the individuals of such...