A novel mini-DNA barcoding assay to identify processed fins from internationally protected shark species.

There is a growing need to identify shark products in trade, in part due to the recent listing of five commercially important species on the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES; porbeagle, Lamna nasus, oceanic whitetip, Carcharhinus longimanus scalloped h...

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Main Authors: Andrew T Fields, Debra L Abercrombie, Rowena Eng, Kevin Feldheim, Demian D Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4315593?pdf=render