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Published online 14 July 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040712-10
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Snapper stocks sold short
Consumers lulled by mislabelling of rare fish.
Three-quarters of fish marketed in theUnited States as red snapper are mislabelled and belong to other species,researchers have discovered.
Although there are various anecdotal reports of the fish being soldunder false pretences, this study reveals the shocking scale of the problem.
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