Rockefeller University

Program for the Human Environment

National Conference on Marine Environmental DNAThe Marine Science & Policy Series

November 29-30, 2018
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
National Conference on Marine Environmental DNA Program
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Goal

To help accelerate marine environmental DNA science and applications by bringing together researchers, government agencies, and private foundations

Major Themes

Technology Development: Faster, cheaper, more portable

Bioinformatics: Genetic reference databases, analytic software, data compatibility

eDNA Biology: Relating eDNA presence and abundance to organism presence and abundance

Desired Outcomes

Researchers: Commitment to national or regional cooperative research efforts—e.g.,standardized protocols, baseline sites for ongoing monitoring; unexplored habitats—e.g., deep ocean

USG: Commitment to incorporating eDNA into ongoing marine life surveys

NGOs: Commitment to specific initiatives, e.g., technology development, building genetic reference databases, national/regional snapshots, ongoing monitoring

  • Set1.1 Monitoring Impacts - Aquaculture

    Monitoring ImpactsAquaculture

  • Set1.1 Monitoring Impacts - Aquaculture

    Monitoring ImpactsAquaculture

  • Set1.1 Monitoring Impacts - Fishing

    Monitoring ImpactsFishing

  • Set 1.1 Monitoring Impacts - Shipping

    Monitoring ImpactsShipping

  • Set 1.1 Monitoring Impacts - Wind Energy

    Monitoring ImpactsWind Energy

  • Set 1.2 Monitoring Impacts - Conservation - Marine Protected Areas

    Monitoring ImpactsConservation - Marine Protected Areas

  • Set 1.2 Monitoring Impacts - Restoration - Coral Reef

    Monitoring ImpactsRestoration - Coral Reef

  • Set 1.2 Monitoring Impacts - Restoration - Oyster Reef

    Monitoring ImpactsRestoration - Oyster Reef

  • Set 1.2 Monitoring Impacts - Weather and Climate

    Monitoring ImpactsWeather and Climate

  • Set1.3 Research and exploration

    Research and Exploration

  • Set 1.3 Research and Exploration - NOAA Okeanos Explorer

    Research and ExplorationNOAA Okeanos Explorer

  • Set 2 Autonomous Sampling - MBARI

    Autonomous SamplingMBARI

  • Set 2 Autonomous Sampling - MBARI AUV

    Autonomous SamplingMBARI AUV

  • Set 2 Autonomous Sampling - Saildrone

    Autonomous SamplingSaildrone

  • Set2 Portable Sampling - USGS

    Portable SamplingUSGS

Sponsors

  • Joan and Robert Rechnitz
  • Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • OceanX, an Initiative of Dalio Philanthropies
  • Hudson River Foundation