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Quantifying impacts of seabird bycatch using genetic assignment: A case study of black-footed albatross in U.S. fisheries

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Characterizing the demographic impact of seabird bycatch is challenging. • Black-footed albatross are accidentally caught in fisheries throughout the Pacific Ocean. • U.S. fisheries collect seabird bycatch that can be analyzed for population-of-origin. • We identify disproportionate bycatch from specific breeding colonies. • Genetic assignment using targeted genetic markers can tease apart populations in species with low genetic differentiation.

Source: Biological Conservation

DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110965

Authors: Jessie N. Beck, Diana S. Baetscher, Claire Tobin, Scott V. Edwards, Simon Yung Wa Sin, Shannon Fitzgerald, Vanessa J. Tuttle, John Peschon, Wesley A. Larson

Institutions: University of California, Santa Cruz, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Harvard University, University of Hong Kong, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office

Language: English

Topic: Genetic diversity and population structure

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,830

Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OpenAlex ID: W4407235849

FWCI: 2.132

Cites: 43

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10