Project Information

Title: Genetic Discrimination of PWS Herring Populations 98165-CLO

Project Year and Number: 1998: 98165-CLO

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2010: 10100165-A, 1997: 97165, 1996: 96165, 1995: 95165, 1994: 94165

Principal Investigator (PI): Jim Seeb (Alaska Department of Fish & Game)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: Paul Bentzen, Susan Merkouris, Jeff Olsen, Lisa Seeb, Jonathan Wright

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: General Restoration

Injured Resources Addressed: Pacific Herring

Abstract: Following the oil spill, the Prince William Sound herring fishery underwent a catastrophic decline. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recovery effort includes incorporating a knowledge of genetically-derived population structure into harvest management. This closeout project will delineate the structure of Prince William Sound population(s) and related North Pacific populations using both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Results of year-one DNA analysis indicate very limited genetic exchange between the Bering Sea/Kodiak Island populations and the Prince William Sound populations, and there is evidence of significant levels of genetic divergence within Prince William Sound.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: See Project 97165

Publications from this Project: None Available