Genetic patterns in Mugil cephalus and implications for fisheries and aquaculture management.

ABSTRACT: Exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture practices are exposing marine fish populations to increasing genetic risks. Therefore, the integration of genetic information into fisheries and aquaculture management is becoming crucial to ensure species' long-term persistence. The raising commercial value of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) and its roe represents a growing challenge to the sustainable management of this economically important fishery resource. Here, microsatellites were used to investigate patterns of genetic variation in a Mediterranean area that harbor flourishing fisheries and practice semi-intensive farming of grey mullet. Genetic diversity within populations is smaller than values reported in previous studies as a result of the lower polymorphism displayed by the new microsatel

SUBMITTER: Cossu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859195 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature