Investigating the sex-selectivity of a middle Ontario Iroquoian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fishery through ancient DNA analysis

• Main Authors: Thomas CA Royle, Hua Zhang, Eric J Guiry, Trevor J Orchard, Suzanne Needs-Howarth, Dongya Y Yang
• Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Uncategorized; Ancient DNA; Sex identification; Great Lakes; Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush); Ontario Iroquoian archaeology; Zooarchaeology; Pacific; The ''Y''; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Investigating_the_sex-selectivity_of_a_middle_Ontario_Iroquoian_Atlantic_salmon_Salmo_salar_and_lake_trout_Salvelinus_namaycush_fishery_through_ancient_DNA_analysis/12665522

Prior to European settlement, Indigenous peoples sustainably harvested Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Lake Ontario for centuries. Previous studies have suggested Indigenous peoples were able to maintain the productivity of Atlantic salmon and lake trout fish...