A first investigation into the evolutionary relationships, population structure and demographic history of New Zealand Trevally (Pseudocaranx georgianus) and its implications for fisheries management

• Main Author: Kemp, Leah
• Other Authors: Ritchie, Peter, Wellenreuther, Maren
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria University of Wellington 2020
• Subjects: population genetics; phylogenetics; fisheries management; demographic history; Pseudocaranx georgianus; New Zealand; North Cape; Bay of Plenty
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9011

Pseudocaranx georgianus is a commercially important fishery in New Zealand. Currently, the management of this fishery assumes that Quota Management Areas comprise single biological stocks of a single species. However, little is known regarding the population structure of New Zealand P. georgianus an...