| identification of shark species composition and proportion in the hong kong shark fin market based on molecular genetics and trade records. | the burgeoning and largely unregulated trade in shark fins represents one of the most serious threats to shark populations worldwide. in hong kong, the world's largest shark fin market, fins are classified by traders into chinese-name categories on the basis of market value, but the relationship between market category and shark species is unclear preventing identification of species that are the most heavily traded. to delineate these relationships, we designed a sampling strategy for collectin ... | 2006 | 16909673 |