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Archaeogenomic analysis of Chesapeake Atlantic sturgeon illustrates shaping of its populations in recovery from severe overexploitation.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 1 Oct 2024
Przelomska Natalia A S, Balazik Matthew T, Lin Audrey T, Reeder-Myers Leslie A, Rick Torben C, Kistler Logan
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Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus ssp. oxyrinchus) has been a food resource in North America for millennia. However, industrial-scale fishing activities following the establishment of European colonies led to multiple collapses of sturgeon stocks, driving populations such as those in the Chesapeake area close to extinction. While recent conservation efforts have been successful in restoring census numbers,...
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