INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL DNA
- What is eDNA?
- How is it detected?
- What are the advantages and limitations of eDNA?
Check out this fact sheet developed through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) for an overview of the basics!
Science Transfer Toolkit: Uses and Limitations of Environmental DNA (eDNA) in Fisheries Management
The GLFC Science Transfer Program team, including GEN-FISH member Dr. Margaret Docker, developed this eDNA toolkit to provide fishery managers an objective understanding of the potential uses and limitations of eDNA surveillance, and the tradeoffs of employing eDNA over more traditional survey methods. This toolkit can provide managers with accessible information about current eDNA science and can help bridge the gap between eDNA in the laboratory and in management.
Improving environmental DNA (eDNA) reliability for resource management
GEN-FISH members and partners also collaborated to develop another GLFC Science Transfer Program tool: the eDNA Decision Checklist. This checklist is designed to support managers who are:
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Designing eDNA surveys
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Training field crews who will be performing eDNA sampling
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Selecting an eDNA lab to work with
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Determining what information to request from eDNA labs
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Interpreting the reliability of reported eDNA results
This tool is still being modified to fit the needs of fisheries managers, so please feel free to try it out and leave comments and suggestions in the survey at the end!