Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore

Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore

Overfishing has significantly decreased global shark populations, with some species experiencing reductions of approximately 70% over the last 50 years. Singapore is a major shark fin transhipment hub that helps to satisfy the global demand for shark fins, which are considered status symbols and rep...

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Main Authors: Lynn Drescher, Noel Jin Kiat Heng, Min Yi Chin, Neel R. O. Karve, Edward Jun Wei Cheung, Anastasia Kurniadi, Mariana Quesada Urera, Felipe Gabriel Waldeck, U. Dharshini, Nirel Tze En Hoe, Joshua Song Yang Choo, Russell Fock Jun Lok, Caroline Kibat, Benjamin J. Wainwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
conservation
CITES
DNA barcoding
IUCN
shark fins
Singapore
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.907714/full

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