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Genetic monitoring on the world's first MSC eco-labeled common octopus (O. vulgaris) fishery in western Asturias, Spain.
Scientific reports - 15 Feb 2023
Pirhadi N, Parrondo M, Romero-Bascones A, Thoppil R, Martínez J L, Fernández-Rueda M P, Márquez I, García-Flórez L, Dopico E, Pérez T, Borrell Y J
Abstract excerpt
Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) is a cephalopod species with great economic value. In western Asturias (northwest of Spain), O. vulgaris artisanal fisheries are relatively well monitored and conditionally eco-labeled by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Despite this, the Asturian octopus stocks have not been genetically assessed so far. In order to improve the current fishery plan and contrast the octopus...
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