Improving waterway monitoring in the Australian tropics with eDNA sampling (Old ID 27845)

Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Cecilia Villacorta Rath
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project will develop an eDNA metabarcoding technique to enable a more comprehensive assessment of fish assemblages in tropical waterways than is possible using conventional sampling methods. This project will be undertaken as a collaboration between OzFish Unlimited, Townsville City Council and the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER). Samples will be collected by OzFish and Townsville City Council volunteers through existing citizen science initiatives.

Date

28 Oct 2022 - 27 Jun 2025

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Biodiversity;Fish communities;eDNA;Monitoring;Citizen science;Metabarcoding

Funding Body

Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Amount

155948

Project Team

Natale Snape