Category Archives: Publications of interest

Standard operating procedure for the genetic identification of fish species using dna barcoding (mitochondrial cytochrome-c-oxidase I sequencing)

Prepared by the Labelfish Consortium Abstract: The Labelfish project is an EU InterReg funded network of laboratories in the “Atlantic Area” of Europe, aiming to develop harmonised & standardise methods…

Fraud in highly appreciated fish detected from DNA in Europe may undermine the Development Goal of sustainable fishing in Africa

Carmen Blanco‑Fernandez, Alba Ardura, Paula Masiá, Noemi Rodriguez, Laura Voces, Marcelino Fernandez‑Raigoso, Agustín Roca, Gonzalo Machado‑Schiaffino, Eduardo Dopico and Eva Garcia‑Vazquez Abstract: Despite high effort for food traceability to ensure…

A multiplex real-time PCR screening assay for routine species identification of four commercially relevant crustaceans

Christian Brenn, Ute Schröder, Reinhold Hanel, Pedro Martínez Arbizu Abstract: Adulteration or mislabelling of seafood products is a major issue and a problem prevalent worldwide. DNA sequencing-based methods currently used…

Generic names and mislabeling conceal high species diversity in global fisheries markets

Donna‐Mareè Cawthorn Charles Baillie Stefano Mariani First published: 22 June 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12573 European Union, Grant/Award Number: 701737. Editor L. Roman Carrasco Abstract Consumers have the power to influence conservation of…

Tuna labels matter in Europe:

Carmen G. Sotelo*, Amaya Velasco, Ricardo I. Perez-Martin, Kristina Kappel, Ute Schroder, Veronique Verrez-Bagnis, Marc Jerome, Rogerio Mendes, Helena Silva, Stefano Mariani, Andrew Griffiths Abstract Tuna fisheries and processing represent…