DNA barcoding helps identify endangered species from market specimens of sharks and rays

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Submitted by lalit on Thu, 2017-09-07 11:38

Researchers using DNA barcoding technology found that over 70% of shark fins and ray gill plates, collected from sellers in multiple countries, came from threatened species.

thesaurus: 
Fisheries
Wildlife
Illegal Trade
Endangered Species
Marine Life
Main Topic: 
Fisheries
Name of the Newspaper: 
Mongabay
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/dna-barcoding-helps-identify-endangered-species-from-market-specimens/
Publication Date: 
07/09/2017