A multiplex PCR mini-barcode assay to identify processed shark products in the global trade

Protecting sharks from overexploitation has become global priority after widespread population declines have occurred. Tracking catches and trade on a species-specific basis has proven challenging, in part due to difficulties in identifying processed shark products such as fins, meat, and liver oil....

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 10; p. e0185368
Main Authors:	Cardeñosa, Diego, Fields, Andrew, Abercrombie, Debra, Feldheim, Kevin, Shea, Stanley K. H., Chapman, Demian D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 11.10.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animal Fins - physiology Animals Assaying Atmospheric sciences Bioassay Biological products Biology and Life Sciences Carcharhinus Carcharhinus falciformis Carcharhinus longimanus Carcharodon carcharias China Chondrichthyes CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Commerce Commercial fishing Cytochrome Cytochrome oxidase I Data collection Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA DNA - genetics DNA barcoding DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic - methods DNA sequencing Ecology and Environmental Sciences Endangered & extinct species Endangered species Fins Fish Fisheries management Fishing Fragments Gene sequencing Identification Innovations International trade Internationality Law enforcement Liver Meat Medicine and Health Sciences Multiplexing Museums Overexploitation Oxidase Physical Sciences Physiological aspects Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Population decline Protected species Regulations Research and Analysis Methods Sharks Sharks - genetics Skin Species Specificity Sustainable use Testing Wildlife conservation New York United States > US
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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