Genetic identification of three CITES-listed sharks using a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC).

ABSTRACT: Threatened shark species are caught in large numbers by artisanal and commercial fisheries and traded globally. Monitoring both which shark species are caught and sold in fisheries, and the export of CITES-restricted products, are essential in reducing illegal fishing. Current methods for species identification rely on visual examination by experts or DNA barcoding techniques requiring specialist laboratory facilities and trained personnel. The need for specialist equipment and/or input from experts means many markets are currently not monitored. We have developed a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) to facilitate identification of three threatened and CITES-listed sharks, bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus), pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus) and shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) at m

SUBMITTER: Tiktak GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10994358 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature