Sorting Fish on the Seawolf (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

Sorting Fish on the Seawolf

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DNA bits in seawater samples drawn during New Jersey government fish trawls reveals relative abundance of fish with a 70% match between the two sampling methods; In addition to great concordance, the study finds that each method yields information missed by the other. The research advances a novel, inexpensive way to census oceans from surface to seafloor, help monitor fisheries, assess shifts in marine life due to climate change, around coral reefs, aquaculture or wind farms, oil rigs, and more

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Capt. Steve Cluett (retired), R/V Seawolf

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