Marine Biology

, Volume 148, Issue 3, pp 621–629 | Cite as

Genetic differentiation of the California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus (Randall, 1840) along the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

  • Francisco Javier García-Rodríguez
  • Ricardo Perez-Enriquez
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Abstract

Identifying reproductive stocks in commercial species is relevant to fishery management strategies. We obtained muscle samples of California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) from six localities along the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula and analyzed the genetic structure using mtDNA RFLPs. Our results indicated that all localities shared the same major haplotypes and showed a spatial homogeneity in the distribution of haplotype frequencies. An analysis of molecular variance indicated that only 0.84% of the genetic variability was explained by differences among localities and was not significantly different from zero. Weak divergences were found between Bahía Magdalena, the most southerly locality, in relation to other populations. Major oceanographic processes along this coast, combined with a long larval period that supports passive transport among localities, are suggested to explain the results.

Keywords

Spiny Lobster Allozyme Locus Baja California Peninsula Marine Stewardship Council Lobster Fishery 
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Acknowledgements

We thank A. Vega at Instituto Nacional de la Pesca, Mexico, who partially supported this project through a SIMAC grant (No. 2000–7009). Our gratitude to Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de Producción Pesquera “Baja California,” for their continuous support of our research. We thank Nick Elliot and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions and criticism. We wish to thank researchers at CICESE: A. Trasviña for valuable comments about oceanographic processes in the Pacific Ocean and E. González for assistance in the use of Matlab Ver 7. The first author is a doctorate CONACYT fellow (No. 166720). The project received funds from CIBNOR (No. EP5.0/2004). Our thanks are also due to the editor at CIBNOR who improved the English text.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Francisco Javier García-Rodríguez
    • 1
  • Ricardo Perez-Enriquez
    • 1
  1. 1.Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR).Baja California SurMéxico

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