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25 May 2022 | Press Release
HKU Conservation Forensics Lab Develops Novel Environmental DNA Monitoring Method for Identifying Rare and Endangered Fish Species Sold in Hong Kong Wet Markets
![Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, a type of brown marbled grouper which is listed as vulnerable and decreasing according to The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) were detected in the study.](/f/news/7786/940p0/shutterstock_315780992.jpg)
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus, a type of brown marbled grouper which is listed as vulnerable and decreasing according to The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) were detected in the study.
港大鑑識保育實驗室研發環境基因鑑別新方法 有效監察本地魚類市場瀕危物種非法貿易
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