Trialling Benthic eDNA Sampling Methods for Monitoring Marine Biodiversity
Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO
- Published
- 26 August 2025
- Submission deadline
- 1 September 2025
- Estimated value
- £32,083
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 5
- Notice number
- 051256-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05808e
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 71900000Laboratory services
- 73200000Research and development consultancy services
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 the others to inform future monitoring methodology. JNCC wishes to commission a contract to undertake an analysis of marine taxa eDNA present in sediment and water samples to be collected at the seafloor on the TC25035 survey of North-West of Jones Bank MCZ. JNCC plan to trial three benthic eDNA collection methods within the survey area. 3. Project Background The RV Tom Crean will depart from Cork for the TC25035 survey on 9 September 2025 and return on 25 September 2025. Seventeen days of sampling will be carried out as part of the survey, focusing on data collection to support the assessment of potential fisheries management measures. The survey will gather data on the effects of reduced …
Official publications
- FTS · 051256-2025 · 26 August 2025
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