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Fine Spatial Structure of Atlantic Hake (Merluccius merluccius) Stocks Revealed by Variation at Microsatellite Loci

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Genetic variation at 5 microsatellite loci was analyzed for European hake Merluccius merluccius sampled from 9 different regions in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Significant genetic differentiation was found between samples, suggesting a fine subdivision of Atlantic and Mediterranean hake stocks. These results are discussed in the context of the decline of demersal fish species, probably due to overfishing.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Paula Alvarez (AZTI, Basque Country, Spain), Costas Triantaphyllidis (University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Placida Lopes (IPIMAR, Lisbon, Portugal), Francisco Sanchez (IEO Santander, Spain), and Ignacio Sobrino (IEO Cadiz, Spain) for kindly providing samples. Ivan G. Pola provided technical assistance in laboratory tasks. This work was supported by the EU RTD contract MARINEGGS QLK5-CT1999-01157 and by the Direccion General de Pesca (Asturias, Spain).

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  1. Departamento de Biologia Funcional, Universidad de Oviedo, C/ Julian Claveria s/n 33006-Oviedo, Spain

    Ana G.F. Castillo & Eva Garcia-Vazquez

  2. Unidad de Secuenciacion, Universidad de Oviedo, Hospital Central de Asturias, Edificio Polivalente A, 1a planta, C/ Doctor Emilio Vigil Rodriguez s/n 33006-Oviedo, Spain

    Jose L. Martinez

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Castillo, A.G., Martinez, J.L. & Garcia-Vazquez, E. Fine Spatial Structure of Atlantic Hake (Merluccius merluccius) Stocks Revealed by Variation at Microsatellite Loci. Mar. Biotechnol. 6, 299–306 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-004-3027-z

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