Conservation of diversity in an exploited species:
spatio-temporal variation in the genetics of herring (Clupea harengus) in the North Sea and adjacent areas

(HERGEN)



HERGEN is a collaborative project, involving a variety of laboratories working on herring genetics. It is funded under the Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources Programme of the European Union. The project’s overall goal is to provide guidelines for the conservation and management of biodiversity of Atlantic herring in the North Sea and adjoining waters by identifying its genetic population structure, and by quantifying relative stock contributions to the fishery.