Live reef fish displaying physiological evidence of cyanide poisoning are still traded in the EU marine aquarium industry

Abstract The illegal use of cyanide poisoning to supply live reef fish to several markets is one of the main threats to coral reefs conservation in the Indo-Pacific. The present study performed the first survey ever monitoring the marine aquarium trade in the EU for the presence of physiological evi...

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Main Authors: Marcela C. M. Vaz, Valdemar I. Esteves, Ricardo Calado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04940-x