Researchers have successfully used environmental DNA (eDNA) technology to detect the critically endangered Chinese bahaba, also known as the "Tai O fish," in Hong Kong waters for the first time in over a decade. This breakthrough was achieved by Jack Ip Chi-ho of Lingnan University and Wang Junjie of South China Normal University, who developed a highly sensitive genetic identification method. The detection of the fish's DNA in September of last year suggests that some of the approximately 1,300 hatchery-reared juveniles released into the Pearl River Estuary in August may have migrated into Hong Kong's western waters. AI
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a new scientific method for detecting a species, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]
- Chinese bahaba
- Hong Kong
- Jack Ip Chi-ho
- Lingnan University
- Pearl River Estuary
- South China Normal University
- Tai O fish
- Wang Junjie
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