Ancient DNA Analysis of Indigenous Rockfish Use On the Pacific Coast: Implications for Marine Conservation Areas and Fisheries Management

• Main Authors: Rodrigues, Antonia T., McKechnie, Iain, Yang, Dongya Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: http://summit.sfu.ca/item/18976

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...