Analysis of toxic metals found in shark fins collected from a global trade hub

KH Chan, JAP Gowidjaja, MQ Urera… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
As human activities release increasingly more fossil fuel-derived emissions directly into the
atmosphere, terrestrial, aquatic, or marine ecosystems, the biomagnification and …

Advancing DNA barcoding to elucidate elasmobranch biodiversity in Malaysian waters

KH Loh, KC Lim, AYH Then, S Adam, AJX Leung, W Hu… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary One-third of shark and ray species are threatened due to overfishing, but a
lack of information on each species makes conservation decisions difficult. To address this …

Blood in the water: DNA barcoding of traded shark fins in Singapore

L Drescher, NJK Heng, MY Chin, NRO Karve… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Overfishing has significantly decreased global shark populations, with some species
experiencing reductions of approximately 70% over the last 50 years. Singapore is a major …

DNA barcoding continues to identify endangered species of shark sold as food in a globally significant shark fin trade hub

KLS Shen, JJ Cheow, AB Cheung, RJR Koh, AKX Mun… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Shark fins are a delicacy consumed throughout Southeast Asia. The life history
characteristics of sharks and the challenges associated with regulating fisheries and the fin …

Understanding consumers to inform market interventions for Singapore's shark fin trade

C Choy, H Booth, D Veríssimo - People and Nature, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sharks, rays and their cartilaginous relatives (Class Chondrichthyes, herein 'sharks') are
among the world's most threatened species groups, primarily due to overfishing, which in …

Beneath the surface: DNA barcoding of shark fins in Singapore

M Saigal, HN Shueh Yi, NA Rameez… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The global decline of shark populations, largely driven by overfishing to supply the shark fin
trade, poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems. Southeast Asia, and particularly …

Determining the species composition of the shark fin trade in Singapore: a globally significant Southeast Asian market

N Murillo Rengifo, CPP Choy, JAP Gowidjaja… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Overfishing and unsustainable practices have caused drastic declines in shark populations
worldwide; these decreases are largely attributed to the demand for shark products (eg, fins …

DNA metabarcoding unveils the hidden species composition in fish surimi: Implications for the management of unlabeled and mixed seafood products

HT Lee, CH Liao, TH Hsu - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Fish surimi products are traditional foods primarily made from fish meat and may contain a
complex species composition. In Taiwan, the abundant fishery resources and diverse fish …

Urea (ka)! The role of urea and oxygen in the relationship between length at first maturity and maximum length in ureotelic and non-ureotelic cartilaginous fishes

MA Warren - 2023 - open.library.ubc.ca
Abstract The Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) is a single unifying theory which uses the
geometric constraints of fish gills to explain their growth, reproduction, and ecology. A major …

Why Should We Care About What Using Nonhuman Animals in Human-Centered Research Suggests About Our Characters?

BM Erb - AMA Journal of Ethics, 2024 - journalofethics.ama-assn.org
As a scuba diver, I am routinely confronted by what happens when we humans ignore the
reality that the health of our ecosystem affects the health of our species. For example, the …