European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry
The European hake Merluccius merluccius is the third most valuable species for the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean fisheries. European hake has been rated as overexploited in the Mediterranean, thus careful management is advisable. Mediterranean hake is well-differentiated from Atlantic ha...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-04203832v1 2023-10-09T21:54:15+02:00 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry Morales-Nin, Beatriz Pérez-Mayol, Sílvia Mackenzie, Kirsteen Catalán, Ignacio A. Palmer, Miquel Kersaudy, Thibaut Mahé, Kelig Laboratoire Ressources halieutiques Boulogne sur mer (LRHBL) Halieutique Manche Mer du Nord (HMMN) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) 2022-10 https://hal.science/hal-04203832 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419 hal-04203832 https://hal.science/hal-04203832 doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419 ISSN: 0165-7836 EISSN: 1872-6763 Fisheries Research https://hal.science/hal-04203832 Fisheries Research, 2022, 254, 106419 (10p.). ⟨10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419⟩ [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419 2023-09-23T22:52:41Z The European hake Merluccius merluccius is the third most valuable species for the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean fisheries. European hake has been rated as overexploited in the Mediterranean, thus careful management is advisable. Mediterranean hake is well-differentiated from Atlantic hake, but sub-population structure within the Mediterranean, and how this structure could be translated into stocks (operative management units), is still an elusive topic. Otolith shape and chemistry (concentration of trace elements) have been systematically used to distinguish fish stocks. Our aim was therefore to assess the discrimination capability (assigning fish to the correct geographical unit) of otolith shape and microchemistry at two geographical scales within the Mediterranean: (1) the official geographical subareas (GSAs), and (2) three larger units previously suggested by genetic markers (i.e., Western Mediterranean, Adriatic with Central Mediterranean, and Eastern Mediterranean). Two complementary analyses were completed because shape is more easily analyzed than chemistry. First, a large sample of juvenile hake (n = 1656) from 40 Mediterranean GSAs subunits was used for shape analysis. Second, a subsample of those fish (n = 154) from 10 GSAs was analyzed for both otolith shape and microchemistry. Irrespective of the type of data (shape and/or chemistry) and geographical scale (GSAs versus the 3-units), between-unit differences were always statistically significant. However, according to the large within-unit variability, discrimination capability was always poor but better at the GSA scale, and even better when both shape and microchemistry were combined. Moreover, unsupervised clustering methods (the number and limits of the units are data-driven and not a priori defined as above) failed to find an optimal structure. Overall, these results are fully compatible with the hypothesis of a continuous gradient, within which discrete spatial units cannot be safely recognized. Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Hake ENVELOPE(15.612,15.612,66.797,66.797) Fisheries Research 254 106419 |
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The European hake Merluccius merluccius is the third most valuable species for the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean fisheries. European hake has been rated as overexploited in the Mediterranean, thus careful management is advisable. Mediterranean hake is well-differentiated from Atlantic hake, but sub-population structure within the Mediterranean, and how this structure could be translated into stocks (operative management units), is still an elusive topic. Otolith shape and chemistry (concentration of trace elements) have been systematically used to distinguish fish stocks. Our aim was therefore to assess the discrimination capability (assigning fish to the correct geographical unit) of otolith shape and microchemistry at two geographical scales within the Mediterranean: (1) the official geographical subareas (GSAs), and (2) three larger units previously suggested by genetic markers (i.e., Western Mediterranean, Adriatic with Central Mediterranean, and Eastern Mediterranean). Two complementary analyses were completed because shape is more easily analyzed than chemistry. First, a large sample of juvenile hake (n = 1656) from 40 Mediterranean GSAs subunits was used for shape analysis. Second, a subsample of those fish (n = 154) from 10 GSAs was analyzed for both otolith shape and microchemistry. Irrespective of the type of data (shape and/or chemistry) and geographical scale (GSAs versus the 3-units), between-unit differences were always statistically significant. However, according to the large within-unit variability, discrimination capability was always poor but better at the GSA scale, and even better when both shape and microchemistry were combined. Moreover, unsupervised clustering methods (the number and limits of the units are data-driven and not a priori defined as above) failed to find an optimal structure. Overall, these results are fully compatible with the hypothesis of a continuous gradient, within which discrete spatial units cannot be safely recognized. |
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Laboratoire Ressources halieutiques Boulogne sur mer (LRHBL) Halieutique Manche Mer du Nord (HMMN) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) |
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Morales-Nin, Beatriz Pérez-Mayol, Sílvia Mackenzie, Kirsteen Catalán, Ignacio A. Palmer, Miquel Kersaudy, Thibaut Mahé, Kelig |
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European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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European hake (Merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the Mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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european hake (merluccius merluccius) stock structure in the mediterranean as assessed by otolith shape and microchemistry |
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ISSN: 0165-7836 EISSN: 1872-6763 Fisheries Research https://hal.science/hal-04203832 Fisheries Research, 2022, 254, 106419 (10p.). ⟨10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106419⟩ |
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