Fisheries
Salmon-counting could be a breeze as environmental DNA technology advances
Study shows that environmental DNA (eDNA) can be detected in the air with no power sources, a potential boon for salmon fisheries managers.
Intelligence
Catch & Culture Review: Bioenergetic aquaculture models for food systems analysis
This review of recent aquaculture literature looks at bioenergetic models for food systems, feed formulations and applications for environmental DNA.
Fisheries
Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to identify and monitor pelagic fish biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean
Using eDNA technology for monitoring the Western Indian Ocean and other areas could support sustainable management of fisheries resources.
Fisheries
Trawl surveys, environmental DNA analysis and scientific echo sounder techniques to analyze the East China Sea fisheries resources
The complementary strengths of each method of fisheries analysis support the understanding of spatiotemporal dynamics of fish communities.
Responsibility
Are giant kelp forests carbon sinks? Environmental DNA technology offers clues
Researchers in New Zealand use environmental DNA to track carbon from giant kelp and assess its potential for carbon sequestration and climate solutions.
Intelligence
Can environmental DNA combat deadly parasites threatening Canada’s oysters?
A new environmental DNA tool under development aims to advance early detection and tracking of deadly MSX and Dermo oyster parasites.
Intelligence
Japanese researchers deploy environmental DNA to understand biodiversity and solve aquaculture riddles
Can eDNA elicit insights into ocean biodiversity off the Ogasawara Islands, with implications for aquaculture monitoring?
Fisheries
Environmental DNA can help understand the distribution, abundance and Health of Atlantic and Pacific salmon species
Through development and refinement, eDNA approaches will become increasingly available to managers of Atlantic and Pacific salmon fisheries.
Fisheries
Creating a teleost fish traceability program based on genetic data from the Pacific coast of Panama
This research supports a future molecular database for fish stock identification, genetic health, understanding population patterns and management.
Health & Welfare
Detection and quantification of sea lice using eDNA around aquaculture locations
Novel study uses fully automated L. salmonis eDNA quantification for autonomous water sample analysis of gene targets to monitor parasitic loads.
Health & Welfare
New paradigms to help solve the global aquaculture disease crisis
Authors argue that interventions – like automated detection of pathogens and remote sensing applications – can help mitigate aquaculture's disease crisis.
Health & Welfare
Predicting parasite outbreaks in fish farms through environmental DNA
This article presents the results of a study using environmental DNA methodology for the early detection and quantification of various pathogens in farmed barramundi, where the technique showed to be a powerful and novel tool to predict fish mortalities.