An Introduction to eDNA Sampling

NatureMetrics’ eDNA session aims to introduce people to both the concept of eDNA as a measurement tool for biodiversity assessment, but also to get hands on seeing how easy sample collection is!

This session will:
– Go through a brief presentation, introducing eDNA as a topic
– Introduce NatureMetrics’ sampling protocols for sediments and waters
– Practical!
o Using water from the dockside and some of NatureMetrics’ peristaltic pumps, the room will be split into a couple of groups with the aim of letting you process some sample as if you were collecting data from the field
o Post-session, NatureMetrics will be posting updates on the sample analysis to see which group has identified to the most biodiversity, most interesting creature and achieved the least contamination!
– Post practical discussion:
o Review of some case studies in context of the practical
o Review the potential to interact with eDNA data via web-based dashboards
o Q&A!

NatureMetrics are really looking forward to the session and hope people enjoy the chance to see just how easy it is to collect quality ecological data with eDNA.

This session is free to attend and allocated on a first come first served basis. Please visit the NatureMetrics stand to register for this session.
All visitors to Ocean Business must be pre-registered to attend, you can do so by clicking on the ‘Register now’ button above.