United Kingdom-PETERBOROUGH: Trialling Benthic eDNA Sampling Methods for Monitoring Marine Biodiversity
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| Contract Title: | United Kingdom-PETERBOROUGH: Trialling Benthic eDNA Sampling Methods for Monitoring Marine Biodiversity |
| Published Date: | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (AdditionalInformationNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
JNCC is undertaking an offshore survey to collect data to assist in monitoring the effectiveness of proposed fisheries management measures covering 42 English Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) including North-West of Jones Bank (NWJB) Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). This survey is being utilised as an opportunity to investigate the effectiveness of various benthic environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling techniques for monitoring marine biodiversity, and to assess the performance of each method relative to...