Another genetic database is being created by a group in Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enforcing laws that protect endangered and exploited aquatic species (Kyle and Wilson 2007). This database, which is not yet available online, aims to compile sequence information for a 500-bp portion of the mt cyt b gene in a variety of fish species. Molecular identification of species can be achieved through sequence comparisons utilizing phylogenetic analysis and a BLAST search algorithm. To initiate development of the database, the gene fragment was sequenced for 26 fish taxa harvested in Ontario, including fish from the families Salmonidae, Centrarchidae, Percidae, Esocidae, Acipenseridae, and Gadidae (Kyle and Wilson 2007). This method was reported to be a highly effective tool for discrimination of harvested fish species, with great potential in the field of fisheries enforcement. To increase the value of information in the database, a validation system was suggested. Under this system, sequences entered for reference specimens would have to be verified by repeated analyses in an independent laboratory before they could be relied upon in forensic work.