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SUBMITTER: Feitosa LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5820252 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Feitosa Leonardo Manir LM Martins Ana Paula Barbosa APB Giarrizzo Tommaso T Macedo Wagner W Monteiro Iann Leonardo IL Gemaque Romário R Nunes Jorge Luiz Silva JLS Gomes Fernanda F Schneider Horácio H Sampaio Iracilda I Souza Rosália R Sales João Bráullio JB Rodrigues-Filho Luís Fernando LF Tchaicka Lígia L Carvalho-Costa Luís Fernando LF
Scientific reports 20180220 1
Here, we report trading of endangered shark species in a world hotspot for elasmobranch conservation in Brazil. Data on shark fisheries are scarce in Brazil, although the northern and northeastern regions have the highest indices of shark bycatch. Harvest is made primarily with processed carcasses lacking head and fins, which hampers reliable species identification and law enforcement on illegal catches. We used partial sequences of two mitochondrial genes (COI and/or NADH2) to identify 17 shark ...[more]