Few fish studies to date have
taken advantage of this database, althoughPegg et al. (2006)used
DNA barcoding to identify planktonic fish larva, and Smith et al.
(2008)andWong and Hanner (2008)used it to identify seafood
products. In our study, the DNA barcode technique was used to
identify dried shark fins confiscated from vessels fishing illegally
in Australian waters