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Green ME, Hardesty BD, Deagle BE, Wilcox C. Environmental DNA as a tool to reconstruct catch composition for longline fisheries vessels. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10188. [PMID: 38702492 PMCID: PMC11068744 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60917-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Global wild-capture fisheries are a large and diverse sector requiring various tools for fisheries-dependant data collection and effective Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS). Here we present a novel protocol to collect eDNA from brine tanks onboard commercial longline vessels to reconstruct catch composition. We collected samples from nine vessels operating out of the Eastern Tuna Billfish Fishery, Australia, validating eDNA results with reliable catch data consisting of seven target and bycatch species. Environmental DNA was highly effective for detecting species retained on vessels without contamination or false positives. For four vessels, logbook data and eDNA were consistent with detections of all species. The remaining vessels detected all species except for rare catches of short-billed spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris). Similarities between rank abundance distributions of catch and eDNA reads were observed with logbook data mirrored when eDNA sequences were organised into rank order abundance. The method was effective at identifying highly abundant taxa retained in brine tanks- tuna (Thunnus spp.), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), marlin (Kajijia audax), and Atlantic Pomfret (Brama brama). Further research is required to validate how eDNA and other molecular monitoring tools can be scaled and applied to provide solutions for monitoring challenges in the fisheries sector.
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- M E Green
- Institute for Marine and Antactic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
- Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia.
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- CSIRO Environment, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- Wilco Analytics, 93 Carlton Beach Road, Dodges Ferry, TAS, 7173, Australia
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Clark AJ, Atkinson SR, Scarponi V, Cane T, Geraldi NR, Hendy IW, Shipway JR, Peck M. Cost-effort analysis of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and environmental DNA (eDNA) in monitoring marine ecological communities. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17091. [PMID: 38708339 PMCID: PMC11067900 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Monitoring the diversity and distribution of species in an ecosystem is essential to assess the success of restoration strategies. Implementing biomonitoring methods, which provide a comprehensive assessment of species diversity and mitigate biases in data collection, holds significant importance in biodiversity research. Additionally, ensuring that these methods are cost-efficient and require minimal effort is crucial for effective environmental monitoring. In this study we compare the efficiency of species detection, the cost and the effort of two non-destructive sampling techniques: Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to survey marine vertebrate species. Comparisons were conducted along the Sussex coast upon the introduction of the Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. This Byelaw aims to boost the recovery of the dense kelp beds and the associated biodiversity that existed in the 1980s. We show that overall BRUV surveys are more affordable than eDNA, however, eDNA detects almost three times as many species as BRUV. eDNA and BRUV surveys are comparable in terms of effort required for each method, unless eDNA analysis is carried out externally, in which case eDNA requires less effort for the lead researchers. Furthermore, we show that increased eDNA replication yields more informative results on community structure. We found that using both methods in conjunction provides a more complete view of biodiversity, with BRUV data supplementing eDNA monitoring by recording species missed by eDNA and by providing additional environmental and life history metrics. The results from this study will serve as a baseline of the marine vertebrate community in Sussex Bay allowing future biodiversity monitoring research projects to understand community structure as the ecosystem recovers following the removal of trawling fishing pressure. Although this study was regional, the findings presented herein have relevance to marine biodiversity and conservation monitoring programs around the globe.
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- Alice J. Clark
- Department of Ecology & Evolution, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geography, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Urban P, Jacobsen MW, Bekkevold D, Nielsen A, Storr-Paulsen M, Nijland R, Nielsen EE. eDNA based bycatch assessment in pelagic fish catches. Sci Rep 2024; 14:2976. [PMID: 38316827 PMCID: PMC10844201 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52543-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Pelagic fish like herring, sardines, and mackerel constitute an essential and nutritious human food source globally. Their sustainable harvest is promoted by the application of precise, accurate, and cost-effective methods for estimating bycatch. Here, we experimentally test the new concept of using eDNA for quantitative bycatch assessment on the illustrative example of the Baltic Sea sprat fisheries with herring bycatch. We investigate the full pipeline from sampling of production water on vessels and in processing factories to the estimation of species weight fractions. Using a series of controlled mixture experiments, we demonstrate that the eDNA signal from production water shows a strong, seasonally consistent linear relationship with herring weight fractions, however, the relationship is influenced by the molecular method used (qPCR or metabarcoding). In four large sprat landings analyzed, despite examples of remarkable consistency between eDNA and visual reporting, estimates of herring bycatch biomass varied between the methods applied, with the eDNA-based estimates having the highest precision for all landings analyzed. The eDNA-based bycatch assessment method has the potential to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of bycatch assessment in large pelagic fisheries catches and in the long run lead to more sustainable management of pelagic fish as a precious marine resource.
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- Paulina Urban
- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Silkeborg, Denmark.
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Monitoring and Data, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark
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- Marine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Fernández-Vizcaíno E, Mougeot F, Cabodevilla X, Fernández-Tizón M, Mateo R, Madeira MJ, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME. Diet and Spatial Ecology Influence Red-Legged Partridge Exposure to Pesticides Used as Seed Treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:14861-14870. [PMID: 37747849 PMCID: PMC10569034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
Seed treatment with pesticides is an extended agricultural practice with a high risk to granivorous birds that consume those seeds. To characterize that risk, it is necessary to understand the ecological factors that determine the exposure chances of birds to treated seeds. We investigated how pesticide uptake by red-legged partridges was related to cultivated plant ingestion and to the use of recently sown fields. We analyzed pesticide residues in 144 fecal samples from 32 flocks and determined the plant diet composition using DNA metabarcoding. Habitat use was studied through the monitoring of 15 GPS-tagged partridges. We confirmed, through the analysis of seeds, that >80% of cereal fields from the area had seeds treated with triazole fungicides. Tebuconazole was detected in 16.6% of partridges' feces. During the sowing season, cultivated plants accounted for half of the plant diet, but no association was found between cultivated plant consumption and pesticide intake. GPS tracking revealed that tebuconazole was detected in feces when partridges had recently used sown fields, whereas nonexposed partridges showed no overlap with recently sown areas. Our results highlight the need to incorporate field ecology into the characterization of pesticide exposure to improve the efficacy of environmental risk assessment.
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- Elena Fernández-Vizcaíno
- Instituto
de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13005, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13005, Spain
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- Conservation
Biology Group, Landscape Dynamics and Biodiversity Program, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia
(CTFC), km 2, Solsona 25280, Spain
- Terrestrial
Ecology Group (TEG-UAM), Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin 2, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13005, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13005, Spain
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- Department
of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01006, Alava, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13005, Spain
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Aglieri G, Quattrocchi F, Mariani S, Baillie C, Spatafora D, Di Franco A, Turco G, Tolone M, Di Gerlando R, Milazzo M. Fish eDNA detections in ports mirror fishing fleet activities and highlight the spread of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 189:114792. [PMID: 36921451 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Gathering comprehensive marine biodiversity data can be difficult, costly and time consuming, preventing adequate knowledge of diversity patterns in many areas worldwide. We propose fishing ports as "natural" sinks of biodiversity information collected by fishing vessels probing disparate habitats, depths, and environments. By combining rapid environmental DNA metabarcoding (eDNA) surveys and data from public registers and Automatic Identification Systems, we show significant positive relationships between fishing fleet activities (i.e. fishing effort and characteristics of the fishing grounds) and the taxonomic fish assemblage composition in eleven Mediterranean fishing ports. Overall, we identified 160 fish and 123 invertebrate OTUs, including at least seven non-indigenous species, in some instances well beyond their known distribution areas. Our findings suggest that eDNA assessments of fishing harbours' waters might offer a rapid way to monitor marine biodiversity in unknown or under-sampled areas, as well as to reconstruct fishing catches, often underreported in several regions.
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- Giorgio Aglieri
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Palermo, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy.
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- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy; University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), Palermo, Italy; Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnologies, National Research Council (IRBIM-CNR), Mazara del Vallo, Italy
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- School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), Palermo, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Palermo, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Department of Agricultural Food and Forest Sciences, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Department of Agricultural Food and Forest Sciences, Palermo, Italy
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- NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy; University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM), Palermo, Italy
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Shea MM, Kuppermann J, Rogers MP, Smith DS, Edwards P, Boehm AB. Systematic review of marine environmental DNA metabarcoding studies: toward best practices for data usability and accessibility. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14993. [PMID: 36992947 PMCID: PMC10042160 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The emerging field of environmental DNA (eDNA) research lacks universal guidelines for ensuring data produced are FAIR-findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable-despite growing awareness of the importance of such practices. In order to better understand these data usability challenges, we systematically reviewed 60 peer reviewed articles conducting a specific subset of eDNA research: metabarcoding studies in marine environments. For each article, we characterized approximately 90 features across several categories: general article attributes and topics, methodological choices, types of metadata included, and availability and storage of sequence data. Analyzing these characteristics, we identified several barriers to data accessibility, including a lack of common context and vocabulary across the articles, missing metadata, supplementary information limitations, and a concentration of both sample collection and analysis in the United States. While some of these barriers require significant effort to address, we also found many instances where small choices made by authors and journals could have an outsized influence on the discoverability and reusability of data. Promisingly, articles also showed consistency and creativity in data storage choices as well as a strong trend toward open access publishing. Our analysis underscores the need to think critically about data accessibility and usability as marine eDNA metabarcoding studies, and eDNA projects more broadly, continue to proliferate.
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- Meghan M. Shea
- Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources (E-IPER), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Earth Systems Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Program in Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Earth Systems Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Program in Science, Technology and Society, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Goethel DR, Omori KL, Punt AE, Lynch PD, Berger AM, de Moor CL, Plagányi ÉE, Cope JM, Dowling NA, McGarvey R, Preece AL, Thorson JT, Chaloupka M, Gaichas S, Gilman E, Hesp SA, Longo C, Yao N, Methot RD. Oceans of plenty? Challenges, advancements, and future directions for the provision of evidence-based fisheries management advice. REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES 2023; 33:375-410. [PMID: 36124316 PMCID: PMC9476434 DOI: 10.1007/s11160-022-09726-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Marine population modeling, which underpins the scientific advice to support fisheries interventions, is an active research field with recent advancements to address modern challenges (e.g., climate change) and enduring issues (e.g., data limitations). Based on discussions during the 'Land of Plenty' session at the 2021 World Fisheries Congress, we synthesize current challenges, recent advances, and interdisciplinary developments in biological fisheries models (i.e., data-limited, stock assessment, spatial, ecosystem, and climate), management strategy evaluation, and the scientific advice that bridges the science-policy interface. Our review demonstrates that proliferation of interdisciplinary research teams and enhanced data collection protocols have enabled increased integration of spatiotemporal, ecosystem, and socioeconomic dimensions in many fisheries models. However, not all management systems have the resources to implement model-based advice, while protocols for sharing confidential data are lacking and impeding research advances. We recommend that management and modeling frameworks continue to adopt participatory co-management approaches that emphasize wider inclusion of local knowledge and stakeholder input to fill knowledge gaps and promote information sharing. Moreover, fisheries management, by which we mean the end-to-end process of data collection, scientific analysis, and implementation of evidence-informed management actions, must integrate improved communication, engagement, and capacity building, while incorporating feedback loops at each stage. Increasing application of management strategy evaluation is viewed as a critical unifying component, which will bridge fisheries modeling disciplines, aid management decision-making, and better incorporate the array of stakeholders, thereby leading to a more proactive, pragmatic, transparent, and inclusive management framework-ensuring better informed decisions in an uncertain world. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11160-022-09726-7.
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- Daniel R. Goethel
- Auke Bay Laboratories, Marine Ecology and Stock Assessment (MESA) Program, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Juneau, AK 99801 USA
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- Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5020 USA
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- Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- Fisheries Resource, Analysis, and Monitoring (FRAM) Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Newport, OR 97365 USA
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- Marine Resource Assessment and Management (MARAM) Group, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701 South Africa
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- Fisheries Resource, Analysis, and Monitoring (FRAM) Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA 98112 USA
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- CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, TAS 7001 Australia
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- Habitat and Ecological Process Research (HEPR) Program, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA 98115 USA
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- Ecological Modelling Services Pty Ltd & Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4067 Australia
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- Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
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- Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, North Beach, WA 6920 Australia
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- Science & Standards, Marine Stewardship Council, EC1A 2DH London, U.K
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- Oceanic Fisheries Programme, The Pacific Community (SPC), B.P. D5, 98848 Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, WA 98112 USA
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Cai W, Harper LR, Neave EF, Shum P, Craggs J, Arias MB, Riesgo A, Mariani S. Environmental DNA persistence and fish detection in captive sponges. Mol Ecol Resour 2022; 22:2956-2966. [PMID: 35751617 PMCID: PMC9796769 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Large and hyperdiverse marine ecosystems pose significant challenges to biodiversity monitoring. While environmental DNA (eDNA) promises to meet many of these challenges, recent studies suggested that sponges, as "natural samplers" of eDNA, could further streamline the workflow for detecting marine vertebrates. However, beyond pilot studies demonstrating the ability of sponges to capture eDNA, little is known about the dynamics of eDNA particles in sponge tissue, and the effectiveness of the latter compared to water samples. Here, we present the results of a controlled aquarium experiment to examine the persistence and detectability of eDNA captured by three encrusting sponge species and compare the sponge's eDNA capturing ability with established water filtration techniques. Our results indicate that sponges and water samples have highly similar detectability for fish of different sizes and abundances, but different sponge species exhibit considerable variance in performance. Interestingly, one sponge appeared to mirror the eDNA degradation profile of water samples, while another sponge retained eDNA throughout the experiment. A third sponge yielded virtually no DNA sequences at all. Overall, our study suggests that some sponges will be suitable as natural samplers, while others will introduce significant problems for laboratory processing. We suggest that an initial optimization phase will be required in any future studies aiming to employ sponges for biodiversity assessment. With time, factoring in technical and natural accessibility, it is expected that specific sponge taxa may become the "chosen" natural samplers in certain habitats and regions.
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- Wang Cai
- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK,NatureMetrics LtdGuildfordUK
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- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK,Department of Life SciencesNatural History MuseumLondonUK
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- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Department of Life SciencesNatural History MuseumLondonUK,School of Life SciencesUniversity of EssexColchesterUK
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- Department of Life SciencesNatural History MuseumLondonUK,Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología EvolutivaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)MadridSpain
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- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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Cruz MM, Hoffmann LS, de Freitas TRO. Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago barcoded: Fish diversity in the remoteness and DNA barcodes reference library for metabarcoding monitoring. Genet Mol Biol 2022; 45:e20210349. [PMID: 36205729 PMCID: PMC9540803 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2021-0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
In order to monitor the effects of anthropogenic pressures in ecosystems,
molecular techniques can be used to characterize species composition. Among
molecular markers capable of identifying species, the cytochrome c oxidase I
(COI) is the most used. However, new possibilities of
biodiversity profiling have become possible, in which molecular fragments of
medium and short-length can now be analyzed in metabarcoding studies. Here, a
survey of fishes from the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago was barcoded
using the COI marker, which allowed the identification of 21
species. This paved the way to further investigate the fish biodiversity of the
archipelago, transitioning from barcoding to metabarcoding analysis. As
preparatory steps for future metabarcoding studies, the first extensive
COI library of fishes listed for these islands was
constructed and includes new data generated in this survey as well as previously
available data, resulting in a final database with 9,183 sequences from 169
species and 63 families of fish. A new primer specifically designed for those
fishes was tested in silico to amplify a region of 262 bp. The
new approach should guarantee a reliable surveillance of the archipelago and can
be used to generate policies that will enhance the archipelago’s protection.
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- Marcelo Merten Cruz
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de
Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Carreiro AR, Ramos JA, Mata VA, Matos DM, dos Santos I, Araújo PM, Rodrigues I, Almeida NM, Militão T, Saldanha S, Paiva VH, Lopes RJ. High-throughput sequencing reveals prey diversity overlap between sympatric Sulids in the tropical Atlantic. FOOD WEBS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2022.e00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fish Diversity Monitored by Environmental DNA in the Yangtze River Mainstream. FISHES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes7010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Surveys and assessments based on environmental DNA are not only efficient and time-saving, but also cause less harm to monitoring targets. Environmental DNA has become a common tool for the assessment and monitoring of aquatic organisms. In this study, we investigated fish resources in the Yangtze River mainstream using environmental DNA, and the variations in fish during two seasons (spring and autumn) were compared. The results showed that 13 species were identified in spring, and nine species of fish were identified in autumn. The fish with higher eDNA detection were Sinibotia superciliaris, Tachysurus fulvidraco, Cyprinus carpio, Ctenopharyngodon Idella, Monopterus albus, Acanthogobius hasta, Saurogobio dabryi, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Mugil cephalus, Odontamblyopus rubicundus. Seasonal variation between spring and autumn was not significant, and the environmental factors had different effects on fish assemblages during the two seasons. Our study used the eDNA technique to monitor the composition of fish in the spring and autumn in the Yangtze River mainstream, providing a new technology for the long-term management and protection of fishery resources in the region. Of course, problems such as pollution and insufficient databases are the current shortcomings of environmental DNA, which will be the focus of our future research and study.
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Cabodevilla X, Mougeot F, Bota G, Mañosa S, Cuscó F, Martínez-García J, Arroyo B, Madeira MJ. Metabarcoding insights into the diet and trophic diversity of six declining farmland birds. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21131. [PMID: 34702920 PMCID: PMC8548310 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00519-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Knowledge of feeding ecology of declining species, such as farmland birds, is essential to address their conservation requirements, especially when their habitats are suffering important reductions of trophic resources. In this study, we apply a metabarcoding approach to describe the diet composition of six of the most significant farmland birds inhabiting European cereal pseudo-steppes: little bustard, great bustard, pin-tailed sandgrouse, black-bellied sandgrouse, red-legged partridge, and common quail. We further studied seasonal diet variations (autumn to spring) in all species but the common quail, whose diet was studied during spring and summer. We show that study species´ diets mostly consisted of plants, although in the case of little bustard and great bustard arthropods are also highly relevant. Among arthropods, we found high proportions of thrips, arachnids, and springtails, which were previously unreported in their diet, and some taxa that could be used as antiparasitic food. Moreover, we report that little bustard's diet is the least rich of that of all studied species, and that diet of all these species is less diverse in winter than in autumn and spring. Diet composition of these declining species supports the importance of natural and semi-natural vegetation and landscape mosaics that can provide a wide variety of arthropods, plants, and seeds all year-round.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xabier Cabodevilla
- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Landscape Dynamics and Biodiversity Programme, Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC), Solsona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain
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Booth H, Arlidge WNS, Squires D, Milner-Gulland EJ. Bycatch levies could reconcile trade-offs between blue growth and biodiversity conservation. Nat Ecol Evol 2021; 5:715-725. [PMID: 33972736 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01444-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Economic activities in the ocean (that is, the 'blue economy') provide value to society, yet also jeopardize marine ecosystems. For example, fisheries are an essential source of income and food security for billions of people, yet bycatch poses a major threat to marine biodiversity, creating trade-offs between economic growth and biodiversity conservation. This Perspective explores bycatch levies as a market-based instrument for reconciling these trade-offs. We outline the theory and practice of bycatch levies to demonstrate how they could incentivize bycatch prevention and raise revenue for compensatory conservation, provided they are well designed, as part of a policy mix for sustainable and equitable ocean governance. We then explore ways forward for mainstreaming bycatch levies into the blue economy. While compensatory bycatch mitigation has been controversial, increasing adoption of net outcome approaches to biodiversity conservation suggests they could become mainstreamed within the next decade. Bycatch levies could raise billions of dollars towards closing global biodiversity financing gaps, delivering net outcomes for biodiversity under the United Nations Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework while enabling blue growth, and moving towards win-wins for economic welfare and biodiversity conservation.
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- Hollie Booth
- The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Wildlife Conservation Society, New York City, NY, USA.
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- The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Faculty of Life Sciences, Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Economics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,Southwest Fisheries Science Centre, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Diego, CA, USA
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- The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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