Introgression of non-native mitochondrial haplotypes from farmed to wild Atlantic salmon
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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2023, 80 (10), 1644-1652. 10.1139/cjfas-2023-0044Abstract
Farmed salmon escape and interbreed with wild Atlantic salmon on a large scale. We studied introgression of mitochondrial haplotypes from farmed Atlantic salmon originating from the Eastern Atlantic phylogenetic group to wild salmon of the Barents-White Sea (BWS) phylogenetic group. We find that farmed genetic introgression introduced novel, non-native haplotypes into the BWS phylogenetic group. The mitochondrial genome has important functional effects and is inherited as a haploid from the mother. Hence, the observed introgression across natural genetic barriers is expected to cause long-lasting functional maladaptation of the hybrids in the maternal line. As the use of farmed Atlantic salmon from non-native phylogenetic groups is widespread in aquaculture, the impact on wild Atlantic salmon may be more severe than previously recognized. Our results highlight the ecological risks of releasing non-native wild and domesticated animals. Atlantic salmon, aquaculture, genetic introgression, Salmo salar, phylogeny, haplotypes