Fisheries Genetics: Issues and Priorities for Research and Policy Development

Abstract

Abstract Following the recent establishment of an AFS North Central Division Fisheries Genetics Technical Committee, a workshop on fisheries genetics was held at the 1987 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. The workshop provided a forum for information transfer on techniques, issues, and priorities for research and policy development. The workshop opened with invited presentations on stock identification methods, the effects of hatcheries and breeding programs in fisheries management, the potential for genetic engineering in fisheries management, and an overview of current issues in fisheries genetics. Participants were then divided into discussion groups which were instructed to answer specific questions and to define the highest priority research or policy need for assigned issues. In total, six major issues in fisheries genetics were addressed, including: application of stock identification methods in management, use of the stock concept in management, impacts of man-induced selection on fisheries re...