FW: Squalus acanthias genetic identification

From: Richard Lord (fishinfo@guernsey.net)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2006 - 10:45:53 PST

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    Could someone on this list please help with the inquiry below? Thank you.
    Please cc to sarah@naturebureau.co.uk if possible as Sarah is not subscribed
    to the seafood list.

     

    Yours sincerely,

    Richard Lord

    Guernsey GY1 1BQ

    Great Britain

     

    Tel: 01481 700688

    Fax: 01481 700686

    Email: fishinfo@guernsey.net

    http://www.sealordphotography.net <http://www.sealordphotography.net/>

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: elasmo-l-bounces@luc.edu [mailto:elasmo-l-bounces@luc.edu] On Behalf
    Of Sarah Fowler
    Sent: 28 December 2006 17:56
    To: elasmo-l@luc.edu
    Cc: Ute Grimm; Harald.Martens@BfN.de
    Subject: [Elasmo-l] Squalus acanthias genetic identification

     

    I am passing on a request from Germany.

     

    Are you working on Squalus acanthias DNA?

    If so, do you already have or could you fairly rapidly (within a few months)
    develop a simple genetic test to identify meat and fin products from this
    species? What would be involved in preparing a workable test and how much
    would this cost (firstly to develop, secondly to use)?

     

    Supplementary question:

    There is also interest in the development of a visual guide to meat and fin
    products from Squalus acanthias and from the porbeagle shark Lamna nasus
    (because such products first need to be identified provisionally by eye, as
    the trigger for use of more sophisticated ID techniques).

     

    Any suggestions?

     

    best regards for the New Year,

     

    Sarah

     

     

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    Sarah Fowler, OBE MIEEM

    Co-chair IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group

    c/o Naturebureau International

    36 Kingfisher Court

    Hambridge Road

    Newbury

    RG14 5SJ

    UK

     

    Tel +44 16 35 55 03 80

    Fax +44 16 35 55 02 30

    Email: sarah@naturebureau.co.uk

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