DNA Barcoding for the Assessment of the Taxonomy and Conservation Status of the Fish Bycatch of the Northern Brazilian Shrimp Trawl Fishery

Trawling is a controversial fishing method due to the perceived lack of selectivity of the net and the resulting capture of a large quantity and diversity of non-target species. Here, we used DNA barcode methods to identify the composition of the bycatch produced by the trawl fishery of the Brazilia...

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Main Authors: Aurycéia Guimarães-Costa, Fabíola S. Machado, José Amorim Reis-Filho, Marcelo Andrade, Rafael Guilherme Araújo, Eglé Miranda Ramos Corrêa, Iracilda Sampaio, Tommaso Giarrizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.566021/full