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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 19h

#eDNA is arguably a sufficiently mature and reliable technique for biodiversity monitoring. Nonetheless, there is a need for:
🔵Decision support tools
🔵Best practices
🔵Training
🔵Communication protocols

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#DecisionMaking #biodiversity

Are Environmental DNA Methods Ready for Aquatic Invasive Species Management?

Multiple studies have demonstrated environmental (e)DNA detections of rare and invasive species. However, invasive species managers struggle with using eDNA results because detections might not indica...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 1d

This scientific team applied #eDNA to monitor the existence of rare aquatic species in Chicago, USA.

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#Monitoring #Biodiversity #Genetics

“Sight‐unseen” detection of rare aquatic species using environmental DNA

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 2d

🌊 New #eDNA vision!
The #eDNAquaPlan project proposes a FAIR digital ecosystem for aquatic biodiversity data.
A step toward better standards, accessibility & interoperability across Europe

📄 Vision Fact Sheet: tinyurl.com/ye2xxskw7

#Biodiversity #OpenScience #FAIRdata

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 5d

🔬 eDNA is transforming marine science, offering powerful tools for ocean protection & sustainable governance.
Collaboration across science, policy & industry is key to harnessing its potential for the deep sea.

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#eDNA #Governance #Science

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 6d

🚨New deliverable from #eDNAqua-Plan!

Read about the strengths & challenges of the current eDNA aquatic data digital landscape and the project's recommendations for a FAIR & efficient aquatic eDNA data flow.

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#FAIR #Data #Biodiversity #Genetics

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know that #eDNA application can play a role in what we eat?

Find more about it through this article:
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#Food #Science #Genetics #Research #Biodiversity

DNA metabarcoding unveils the hidden species composition in fish surimi: Implications for the management of unlabeled and mixed seafood products

Fish surimi products are traditional foods primarily made from fish meat and may contain a complex species composition. In Taiwan, the abundant fishery resources and diverse fish species lead to local...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 8d

Seafood fraud involves the intentional misrepresentation of fish or shellfish for economic gain.
#eDNA can help fight this!
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#Genetics #Seafood #Science #Research

DNA-based techniques for seafood species authentication

Global trade of seafood has increased in the last decade, leading to significant concerns associated with seafood fraud. Seafood fraud involves the in…

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 9d

🌊 Curious about the latest events shaping the future of #eDNA and biodiversity monitoring?
Check out the eDNAqua-Plan events page and stay updated on workshops, talks & opportunities to engage.

👉 ednaquaplan.com/events/

#OpenData #Biodiversity #eDNAquaPlan

Events - eDNAqua-Plan

2025 All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum 25-26 September, 2025 Learn more BGE symposium “Unlocking the power of genomic science for nature and the bioeconomy in Europe” ...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 12d

Come and visit the stand at the #AAORIA to know more about #eDNAquaPlan!

Thank you for having us!

@horizoneu.bsky.social @allatlantico.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 12d

Take a look at this article talking about passive #eDNA application to monitor marine fish biodiversity!

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#Genetics #Marine #Biodiversity #Ocean #Sea #Science #Research

Use of passive sampling in environmental DNA metabarcoding technology: Monitoring of fish diversity in the Jiangmen coastal waters

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding technology is proving to be the most up-to-date and promising method for monitoring marine fish diversity. Fish…

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 13d

We are at the #AAORIA!
Come to the stand to know more about #eDNAquaPlan!

eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 23d

We are joining the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum with a stand!
🗓️ 25-26 Sept 2025

Hosted by the European Union in Brussels, Belgium!

👉 tinyurl.com/y5r8swhh

@horizoneu.bsky.social @allatlantico.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 14d

The European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis) represents one of many European freshwater fishes in decline. In this article, #eDNA is used as an alternative or supplementary method for surveying it.

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#Genetics #Biodiversity

Monitoring the near-extinct European weather loach in Denmark based on environmental DNA from water samples

The European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis) represents one of many European freshwater fishes in decline. Efficient monitoring is essential if con…

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 15d

#eDNA should be used in its generic sense, as originally defined, encompassing the DNA of all organisms present in environmental samples, including microbial, meiofaunal and macrobial taxa.

What do you think about this statement?

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#Science

Environmental DNA: What's behind the term? Clarifying the terminology and recommendations for its future use in biomonitoring

The last decade brought a spectacular development of so-called environmental (e)DNA studies. In general, “environmental DNA” is defined as DNA isolated from environmental samples, in contrast to geno...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 16d

We are happy to support the ECSA 61!
🗓️ 26-27 Aug 2026
📍Brussels, Belgium

Special session proposals are now open!

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#Coast #Conference #Science #Policy #Biodiversity

eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 19d

#eDNA can help unlock the secrets of he past.

This article explains the application of ancient eDNA in North Greenland!

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#Science #Research #Genetics

A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA - Nature

Analysis of two-million-year-old ancient environmental DNA from the Kap København Formation in North Greenland shows there was an open boreal forest with diverse plant and animal species, of whic...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 20d

📢 We are joining the Symposium and Networking event ‘Unlocking the Power of Genomic Science for Nature and the Bioeconomy in Europe’

🗓️ 30Sept–1 Oct 2025 | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/4mtadubr

#Genomics #BGE #Science
@biogeneurope.bsky.social

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 21d

#eDNA is transforming marine science: from simple water samples, we can track species & even explore links to biomass. 🌊🔬

But challenges remain—production, persistence, & transport of eDNA complicate fisheries stock assessment.
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#Fisheries #Science #MarineLife

The sceptical optimist: challenges and perspectives for the application of environmental DNA in marine fisheries

Application of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has attracted the attention of researchers, advisors and managers of living marine resources and biodiversity. The apparent simplicity and cost-effect...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 22d

Ponds are biodiversity hotspots—but also understudied 🐸🌱
New recommendations aim to standardise eDNA use for stronger conservation outcomes. But challenges like sampling & PCR inhibition remain.

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#Biodiversity

Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds - Hydrobiologia

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management. Development is ongoing, w...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 23d

We are joining the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum with a stand!
🗓️ 25-26 Sept 2025

Hosted by the European Union in Brussels, Belgium!

👉 tinyurl.com/y5r8swhh

@horizoneu.bsky.social @allatlantico.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 27d

🌊 Join us!
📢 Online Workshop: Blueprint for an eDNA Digital Ecosystem in Europe
🗓️ 8–9 Oct 2025 | 14:00–18:00 CEST
🔬 Co-create the future of #eDNA data: from fragmented to FAIR & interoperable 🌍
👉 Register now: tinyurl.com/3hwnkzex

#Biodiversity #OpenScience #FAIRdata
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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 28d

🌊 The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot.

The M.A.R.E. initiative shows how citizen science + eDNA can transform marine monitoring. From dolphins to whales, eDNA reveals elusive species like never before.

🔗 tinyurl.com/bdz3mt2k
#eDNA #CitizenScience #Biodiversity

Integrating traditional and innovative monitoring approaches to monitor the marine biodiversity in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean sea)

The Mediterranean Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, leading to a decline in marine biodiversi…

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · 29d

Marine genetic resources fuel innovation & sustainability, but patents remain concentrated in a few countries & companies.

New research highlights inequities in knowledge flows—calling for fairer benefit-sharing under the #BBNJ Treaty.

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#Biodiversity #Genetics #Science

Conducting marine genetic research for whom? Mapping knowledge flows from science to patents - npj Ocean Sustainability

npj Ocean Sustainability - Conducting marine genetic research for whom? Mapping knowledge flows from science to patents

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌊🔬 Building a FAIR digital ecosystem for aquatic #eDNA data is key to stronger #Biodiversity monitoring in Europe.

With #eDNAquaPlan, we’re mapping gaps, harmonising standards & shaping the future of reference libraries for marine & freshwater ecosystems.

👉 ednaquaplan.com

#OpenScience #Data

Understanding Europe’s aquatic DNA Landscape: insights from eDNAqua-Plan - eDNAqua-Plan

As the urgency to monitor and protect aquatic biodiversity intensifies, the need for reliable and interoperable DNA-based data infrastructures becomes increasingly vital. The eDNAqua-Plan project sets...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Aquatic #eDNA efforts tend to be directed at fish as the main group of interest. But holistic biodiversity assessments need a targeted promotion of the research into less tested, but often more biodiverse bioindicator groups.

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#Biodiversity

The current state of eDNA research in freshwater ecosystems: are we shifting from the developmental phase to standard application in biomonitoring? - Hydrobiologia

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has seen a massive increase in application in freshwater systems with a concurrent growth in protocol developments and a drive to gain a better understanding of the ‘ecology’ ...

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eDNAqua-Plan Project @ednaquaplan.bsky.social · Sep 4

This article assembles perspectives on international standardisation of eDNA from a diverse and global group of users and experts from Africa, South America, and the Pacific Islands.

Source: tinyurl.com/2uu37fmf

#eDNA #Biodiversity #Standards #Standardisation #Science

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