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SUBMITTER: Cardenosa D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395743 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cardeñosa Diego D Fields Andrew T AT Babcock Elizabeth A EA Shea Stanley K H SKH Feldheim Kevin A KA Chapman Demian D DD
Scientific reports 20200731 1
Species-specific monitoring through large shark fin market surveys has been a valuable data source to estimate global catches and international shark fin trade dynamics. Hong Kong and Guangzhou, mainland China, are the largest shark fin markets and consumption centers in the world. We used molecular identification protocols on randomly collected processed fin trimmings (n = 2000) and non-parametric species estimators to investigate the species composition of the Guangzhou retail market and compa ...[more]