Fisheries forensics: The use of DNA tools for improving compliance, traceability and enforcement in the fishing industry

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-472

  Ogden, Rob ^a,b  

^a Tepnel Research Products and Services   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish identification; Food authentication; Genetic markers; Population assignment; Validation; Wildlife crime

Indexed keywords

DNA; FISH; FISHING INDUSTRY; FOOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 56549124087     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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