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The use of genetic tagging to study interaction between farmed and wild atlantic cod stocks

Jørstad, Knut Eirik; van der Meeren, Terje; Dahle, Geir; Paulsen, Ole Ingar; Svåsand, Terje; Otterå, Håkon
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2009
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This report is not to be quoted without prior consultation with the General Secretary.  
Abstract
Escapement of farmed fish from the aquaculture is considered as a risk for negative genetic

impacts on native gene pools. In order to investigate potential interbreeding between cultured

and wild Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L, a genetically marked cod strain was developed.

These fish are homozygote for a rare allele in one of the glucosephosphate isomerase locus

(GPI-1*30) expressed in white muscle tissue. Offspring from this strain were first used in

large scale enhancement experiments at three locations in western Norway (1990 – 1994). As

expected, the releases were followed by a significant increase of the overall frequencies of the

marker allele in all locations, but the frequency declined rapidly thereafter. After about 10

years, however, significant higher frequency was only detected in one region, suggesting

survival to maturation and some reproduction success of the released cod. Mature cod

possessing the marker allele were collected from this region as basic for establishing a new

farmed genetic tagged strain of cod. This strain was allowed to spawn in net pens in 2006 and

2007, and successful spawning was documented as well as leakage of fertilized farmed eggs

and larvae into the natural environment. The survival and geographical spreading of the

farmed offspring have been investigated, and recently, genetically marked fish of similar size

as mature wild cod in the local area was observed. In addition, a new industrial scale study

has been initiated based on the same cod strain. To year-classes (2007 and 2008), each

consisting of 500 000 juveniles, are now farmed in a commercial cod facility. A

comprehensive monitoring program has been established to detect escapees during the

farming period. The first escapes, identified through the genetic tag, were found in the fjord

area in November 2008, and a larger escapement was detected in early April 2009. A fraction

of these fish were mature and offspring was detected throughout the 30 km long fjord system,

including on local spawning sites of the wild cod.
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ICES
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ICES CM documents;2009/Q:12

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