Trialling Benthic eDNA Sampling Methods for Monitoring Marine Biodiversity
Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO
- Published
- 6 October 2025
- Estimated value
- £35,625
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 062650-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a90d
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 71700000Monitoring and control services
- 73112000Marine research services
Description
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 fishing pressure on the recovery of subtidal mud habitats, as well as of sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities. North-West of Jones Bank MCZ is situated approximately 165 km offshore from the South-West of England. The site covers 399.14 km2 of continental shelf, and it contributes one of the largest areas of subtidal mud to the MPA network of all designated MCZs. For more information regarding NWJB MCZ please see https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/north-west-of-jones-bank-mpa/. DNA and eDNA are increasingly utilised, cost-effective tools for monitoring biodiversity. Traces of DNA (e.g. from scales, faeces, skin, blood) left in the environment (e.g. water and sediments), called environmental DNA, are left behind by all organisms. Using molecular methods, such as eDNA metabarcoding, we can detect an organism's presence in the env…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| APPLIED GENOMICS LTD | — | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 062650-2025 · 6 October 2025
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