NYC/NJ Fish eDNA ProjectMapping fish with environmental DNA (eDNA)
• Monmouth University and Rockefeller University Marine Research Initiative (MURU)• RU Summer Science Research Program, RU Program for the Human Environment
Monmouth University
Rockefeller University
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Monitoring fish distribution and abundanceDetecting invasive, endangered speciesPotentially faster, cheaper, gentler than traditional methods
Surrounded by Fish: NYC Marine Fish eDNA Survey
Collection sites 2015
NYC awash in fish (eDNA)• 13 fish species at 14 shoreline sites• Menhaden, herring eDNA abundant, widespread• Non-native species eDNA: European seabass (“branzino”)
eDNA tells about local environment• Sites differ in fish/human, #species, most abundant • Nearby sites similar
Tidal strait has nearshore fish eDNA
Salt marsh has salt marsh species eDNA
eDNA detects a non-native fish
• European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) at 1 Hudson River location• Marketed as “branzino” • Native to Europe, extensively farmed in Mediterranean• Some fish farming locations in US and Canada• Other non-native dietary species not found (incl salmon, tilapia,
tuna) • No known reports of wild individuals in US
People, Partners, Sponsors
MURU Marine Research Initiative
A collaboration between:
LABORATORY OF GENETICALLY ENCODED SMALL MOLECULESZachary Charop-Powers
Jeanne Garbarino
Howard Rosenbaum