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Article: Prevalence of critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Hong Kong supermarkets

TitlePrevalence of critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Hong Kong supermarkets
Authors
Issue Date2020
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: Science Advances. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.scienceadvances.org/
Citation
Science Advances, 2020, v. 6 n. 10, p. article no. eaay0317 How to Cite?
AbstractEuropean eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered species requiring CITES permits for international trade. Despite the fact that no imports to Hong Kong were declared within the last 2 years, our study found that this species is still commonly sold in major supermarket chains across Hong Kong. In a COI barcoding survey of 49 retail vendors encompassing 13 brands, 9 of 13 carried A. anguilla, and 45% of all eel products available at retail outlets (n = 49) were unambiguously identified as A. anguilla. Considering the visual similarity of eel species and disproportionate amount of undeclared A. anguilla available for consumption, this finding raises urgent concerns regarding the enforcement of international CITES trade regulations. Furthermore, the prevalence of A. anguilla in supermarkets highlights how illicit wildlife products are not solely limited to specialized affluent buyers; some species have entered mainstream distribution networks for the average consumer.
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Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/308357
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dc.contributor.authorRichards, JL-
dc.contributor.authorSHENG, V-
dc.contributor.authorChung, WY-
dc.contributor.authorChan, LY-
dc.contributor.authorNg, ST-
dc.contributor.authorSadovy, Y-
dc.contributor.authorBaker, D-
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T07:52:16Z-
dc.date.available2021-12-01T07:52:16Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationScience Advances, 2020, v. 6 n. 10, p. article no. eaay0317-
dc.identifier.issn2375-2548-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/308357-
dc.descriptioneid_2-s2.0-85081975984-
dc.description.abstractEuropean eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered species requiring CITES permits for international trade. Despite the fact that no imports to Hong Kong were declared within the last 2 years, our study found that this species is still commonly sold in major supermarket chains across Hong Kong. In a COI barcoding survey of 49 retail vendors encompassing 13 brands, 9 of 13 carried A. anguilla, and 45% of all eel products available at retail outlets (n = 49) were unambiguously identified as A. anguilla. Considering the visual similarity of eel species and disproportionate amount of undeclared A. anguilla available for consumption, this finding raises urgent concerns regarding the enforcement of international CITES trade regulations. Furthermore, the prevalence of A. anguilla in supermarkets highlights how illicit wildlife products are not solely limited to specialized affluent buyers; some species have entered mainstream distribution networks for the average consumer.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: Science Advances. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.scienceadvances.org/-
dc.relation.ispartofScience Advances-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titlePrevalence of critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Hong Kong supermarkets-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailSadovy, Y: yjsadovy@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailBaker, D: dmbaker@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authoritySadovy, Y=rp00773-
dc.identifier.authorityBaker, D=rp01712-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/sciadv.aay0317-
dc.identifier.pmid32181342-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC7056311-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85081975984-
dc.identifier.hkuros330632-
dc.identifier.volume6-
dc.identifier.issue10-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. eaay0317-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. eaay0317-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000519001400014-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-

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