Ancient DNA analysis of Indigenous rockfish use on the Pacific Coast: Implications for marine conservation areas and fisheries management.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Antonia T Rodrigues, Iain McKechnie, Dongya Y Yang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192716; https://doaj.org/article/61c7ca5f0bd24033919fa816388c956f

Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) are a common marine fish in nearshore and continental shelf environments in the North Pacific Ocean. They are frequently identified in coastal archaeological sites in western North America; however, the morphological similarity of rockfish species limits conventional zooarch...