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Dr Luke Thompson1,2, Dr Sean Anderson1,2, Emma Graves2, Sammy Harding1,2, Dr Ann Holmes1,2, Gabriella Lirio2,3, Dr Enrique Montes2,3, Dr Emily Osborne2, Carter Rollins1,2, Francis Serrano2,3, Dr Katherine Silliman2, Bayden Willms1,2, Dr Adrianne Wilson1,2 1Northern Gulf Institute (NGI), Mississippi State University,...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has rapidly transformed from a novel concept into a powerful tool revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring, conservation, and ecological research. Enabled by leaps in biotechnology, eDNA applications now span the deepest ocean trenches to the stratosphere, uncovering life from...

Implementing eDNA-based tools, regardless of the target, is ultimately a question of how reliably these tools can inform management. Within this context, implementation lies on how much rigour is given to developing, testing, and optimising eDNA-based monitoring, and how sovereign...

The whakatauki quoted above can act as a metaphor for a past relationship between Māori and genetic research. This began with controversy leading to distrust of the science and of scientists. Recalling the mistakes made in the past is intended...

Over the past 15 years, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis of macro-organisms has developed significantly and has become an essential tool for surveying the distribution of aquatic organisms. However, eDNA analysis has even greater potential for further development. It would be...

Saravanan Thavamanikumar1*, Uday Divi1, Geoff Grossel, Foyez Shams2,3, Dianne Gleeson2,3 & Alejandro Trujillo-González2,3 1Biosecurity Strategy and Reform Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia 3Australian...

Dr Kristen Fernandes1 1 Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Perth, Australia The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques in terrestrial environments has become a transformative tool for ecosystem monitoring. The unique characteristics of these environments have led...

Scalable, high throughput technologies based on eDNA are now commonly used to complement traditional surveys and species distribution mapping approaches to detect the invasion fronts of many pests and diseases. Data collection has also accelerated through efforts by communities, iwi...

Some of the earliest applications of eDNA methods were in studies of animal diet and this work helped shape subsequent eDNA research. I will present an overview of dietary eDNA studies and outline some key insights that have come from...

Citizens of the Sea (CotS), a New Zealand-based charitable trust, empowers ocean-going vessels with innovative, user-friendly toolkits to collect biogeophysical data and eDNA samples across vast open ocean regions. By leveraging cutting-edge molecular technologies, CotS transforms these datasets into a...