As our planet emerges into a new epoch in which humans dominate the Earth system, it is
imperative that societies initiate a new phase of responsible environmental stewardship …

There is growing consensus that we have entered the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch
characterized by human domination of the ecosystems of the Earth. With the future …

Knowledge of the range and chronology of historic trade and long-distance transport of
natural resources is essential for determining the impacts of past human activities on marine …

To gain insight into pre-contact Coast Salish fishing practices, we used new palaeogenetic
analytical techniques to assign sex identifications to salmonid bones from four …

Fisheries are of fundamental importance to Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest of
North America today and in the past but few archaeological analyses have documented …

A large number of species and taxa have been studied for genetic polymorphism.
Microsatellites have been known as hypervariable neutral molecular markers with the …

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) are ecological and cultural keystone species along the
Northwest Coast of North America and are ubiquitous in archaeological sites of the region …

Fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, fulfil important ecological functions and are of
significant economic interest for aquaculture and wild fisheries. Advances in DNA extraction …

Simple Summary In recent decades, societies, states and local authorities have become
increasingly aware that for effective long-term management and protection of aquatic …

The field of ancient DNA is dominated by studies focusing on terrestrial vertebrates. This
taxonomic bias limits our understanding of endogenous DNA preservation for species with …