Seas the DNA? Limited detection of cetaceans by low‐volume environmental DNA transect surveys

• Published in: Environmental DNA
• Main Authors: Robinson, Chloe V., Migneault, Amy, Dracott, Karina, Glover, Robin D.
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Chatham Sound; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3.485; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/edn3.485

Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) has begun to show promise as a robust and reproducible tool for monitoring cetaceans in coastal and offshore waters. Some limiting factors preventing the wider application of eDNA for cetacean monitoring includes lack of species‐specific qPCR assays and limited in s...