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Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii).
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2025
Wooldridge Brock, Orland Chloé, Enbody Erik, Escalona Merly, Mirchandani Cade, Corbett-Detig Russell, Kapp Joshua D, Fletcher Nathaniel, Cox-Ammann Karah, Raimondi Peter, Shapiro Beth
Abstract excerpt
The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is a large, long-lived marine mollusc that inhabits rocky intertidal habitats along the coast of California and Mexico. In 1985, populations were impacted by a bacterial disease known as withering syndrome (WS) that wiped out >90% of individuals, leading to the closure of all U.S. black abalone fisheries since 1993. Current conservation strategies include restoring...
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