TY - CONF TI - Environmental DNA as a cost-efficient alternative method to fish monitoring in high-energy environments AU - Hemery, L AU - Bundy, E AU - Fu, M AU - Leiser, O AU - Sather, N AU - Chiang, T T2 - Pan American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC 2024) AB - In this study, we assessed the efficiency of eDNA compared to conventional methods following two axes: 1) comparison of the costs of conducting fish surveys with eDNA, beach seine, and scuba divers; and 2) biodiversity survey in a tidal channel using eDNA and underwater images. We used an eDNA metabarcoding approach to characterize the eDNA background signature due to the presence of marine species on and around a bottom mounted artificial structure as well as a floating dock in a tidal channel, in lieu of an actual MRE converter. DA - 2024/02// PY - 2024 UR - https://pamec.energy/events/pamec2024/conference-program/ LA - English KW - Marine Energy KW - Fish KW - Human Dimensions KW - Social & Economic Data ER -