Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches

Abstract Stock assessments are critical to inform decisions for sustainable fisheries management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a potential tool for assessing fish biomass and populations to aid in stock assessments. To facilitate modeling of biomass based on eDNA data, shedding and decay rat...

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Autores principales: Anish Kirtane, Daniel Wieczorek, Thomas Noji, Liza Baskin, Claire Ober, Riley Plosica, Ashley Chenoweth, Katie Lynch, Lauren Sassoubre
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7c2d160944374c7ea18b62377cf4e8c62021-11-23T16:15:24ZQuantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches2637-494310.1002/edn3.236https://doaj.org/article/7c2d160944374c7ea18b62377cf4e8c62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.236https://doaj.org/toc/2637-4943Abstract Stock assessments are critical to inform decisions for sustainable fisheries management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a potential tool for assessing fish biomass and populations to aid in stock assessments. To facilitate modeling of biomass based on eDNA data, shedding and decay rates are needed. We designed species‐specific, probe‐based qPCR assays for three economically important fish species: black sea bass (Centropristis striata), winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), and summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). Winter flounder eDNA was measured using two qPCR assays (135 and 292 bp). We report the eDNA shedding and decay rates and the associated variability from two replicate experimental systems. The eDNA decay rates were not significantly different between all species. The eDNA shedding rates between the two replicate systems were significantly different for winter flounder (135 bp assay) and summer flounder. qPCR amplicon length did not affect the eDNA decay rates for winter flounder. The three new qPCR assays were tested in environmental waters alongside traditional trawl surveys. No eDNA from BSB, WF, or SF was detected by eDNA methods, and out of 13 bottom trawls over 6 days only 1 WF, 1 SF, and 2 BSB were caught. This research presents three new, efficient qPCR assays and shows agreement between eDNA methods and trawl surveys suggesting low abundance or absence of target fish.Anish KirtaneDaniel WieczorekThomas NojiLiza BaskinClaire OberRiley PlosicaAshley ChenowethKatie LynchLauren SassoubreWileyarticleblack sea bass qPCR assayeDNA decayeDNA sheddingeDNA–trawl comparisonwinter and summer flounder qPCR assaysEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Microbial ecologyQR100-130ENEnvironmental DNA, Vol 3, Iss 6, Pp 1142-1155 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic black sea bass qPCR assay
eDNA decay
eDNA shedding
eDNA–trawl comparison
winter and summer flounder qPCR assays
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Microbial ecology
QR100-130
spellingShingle black sea bass qPCR assay
eDNA decay
eDNA shedding
eDNA–trawl comparison
winter and summer flounder qPCR assays
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Microbial ecology
QR100-130
Anish Kirtane
Daniel Wieczorek
Thomas Noji
Liza Baskin
Claire Ober
Riley Plosica
Ashley Chenoweth
Katie Lynch
Lauren Sassoubre
Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
description Abstract Stock assessments are critical to inform decisions for sustainable fisheries management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a potential tool for assessing fish biomass and populations to aid in stock assessments. To facilitate modeling of biomass based on eDNA data, shedding and decay rates are needed. We designed species‐specific, probe‐based qPCR assays for three economically important fish species: black sea bass (Centropristis striata), winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), and summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). Winter flounder eDNA was measured using two qPCR assays (135 and 292 bp). We report the eDNA shedding and decay rates and the associated variability from two replicate experimental systems. The eDNA decay rates were not significantly different between all species. The eDNA shedding rates between the two replicate systems were significantly different for winter flounder (135 bp assay) and summer flounder. qPCR amplicon length did not affect the eDNA decay rates for winter flounder. The three new qPCR assays were tested in environmental waters alongside traditional trawl surveys. No eDNA from BSB, WF, or SF was detected by eDNA methods, and out of 13 bottom trawls over 6 days only 1 WF, 1 SF, and 2 BSB were caught. This research presents three new, efficient qPCR assays and shows agreement between eDNA methods and trawl surveys suggesting low abundance or absence of target fish.
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author Anish Kirtane
Daniel Wieczorek
Thomas Noji
Liza Baskin
Claire Ober
Riley Plosica
Ashley Chenoweth
Katie Lynch
Lauren Sassoubre
author_facet Anish Kirtane
Daniel Wieczorek
Thomas Noji
Liza Baskin
Claire Ober
Riley Plosica
Ashley Chenoweth
Katie Lynch
Lauren Sassoubre
author_sort Anish Kirtane
title Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
title_short Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
title_full Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
title_fullStr Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
title_full_unstemmed Quantification of Environmental DNA (eDNA) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between eDNA detection and trawl catches
title_sort quantification of environmental dna (edna) shedding and decay rates for three commercially harvested fish species and comparison between edna detection and trawl catches
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7c2d160944374c7ea18b62377cf4e8c6
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