FISH-BOL and seafood identification: Geographically dispersed case studies reveal systemic market substitution across Canada
Abstract
Background and aims. The Fish Barcode of Life campaign involves a broad international collaboration among scientists working to advance the identification of fishes using DNA barcodes. With over 25% of the world's known ichthyofauna currently profiled, forensic identification of seafood products is now feasible and is becoming routine.Materials and methods. Driven by growing consumer interest in the food supply, investigative reporters from five different media establishments procured seafood samples (n = 254) from numerous retail establishments located among five Canadian metropolitan areas between 2008 and 2010. The specimens were sent to the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding for analysis. By integrating the results from these individual case studies in a summary analysis, we provide a broad perspective on seafood substitution across Canada.Results. Barcodes were recovered from 93% of the samples (n = 236), and identified using the Barcode of Life Data Systems “species identification” engine (www.barcod...
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BibTeX
@article{Hanner2011,
author = {Robert Hanner and Sven Becker and Natalia V. Ivanova and Dirk Steinke},
journal = {Mitochondrial DNA},
title = {FISH-BOL and seafood identification: Geographically dispersed case studies reveal systemic market substitution across Canada},
year = {2011},
abstract = {Background and aims. The Fish Barcode of Life campaign involves a broad international collaboration among scientists working to advance the identification of fishes using DNA barcodes. With over 25% of the world's known ichthyofauna currently profiled, forensic identification of seafood products is now feasible and is becoming routine.Materials and methods. Driven by growing consumer interest in the food supply, investigative reporters from five different media establishments procured seafood samples (n = 254) from numerous retail establishments located among five Canadian metropolitan areas between 2008 and 2010. The specimens were sent to the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding for analysis. By integrating the results from these individual case studies in a summary analysis, we provide a broad perspective on seafood substitution across Canada.Results. Barcodes were recovered from 93% of the samples (n = 236), and identified using the Barcode of Life Data Systems “species identification” engine (www.barcod...},
doi = {10.3109/19401736.2011.588217},
mag_id = {2147040763},
pmcid = {null},
pmid = {21980986},
}