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- Researchers used universal primers to analyze the cytochrome oxidase I (CO I) sequence of marine mammals, revealing that meat fritters sold in Taiwan contained meat from two seal species, six cetacean species, and one pig.
- The study faced limitations in sequence data and population genetics, making it difficult to determine the geographic origins of the marine mammal meat.
- The sale and consumption of marine mammals in Taiwan is against the Wildlife Conservation Act, and the study offers PCR primers to assist government efforts in testing and limiting illegal marine mammal trade.
Article Abstract
We used universal primers designed for the cytochrome oxidase I (CO I) sequence of the order Cetacea and the family Phocidae to prove that meat fritters sold in Taiwan contained meat from two seal, six cetacean, and one pig species. The sequence information for CO I obtained in this study was limited and population genetics data for the eight sampled marine mammalian species was insufficient to deduce where these marine mammals were hunted. Regardless of the geographic origins of the marine mammal flesh, sale and consumption of marine mammals in Taiwan violates the Wildlife Conservation Act. This study provides PCR primers that could enable government testing of suspect meats to curtail the illegal trade in marine mammal products.
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