Researchers in Maizuru Bay (IMAGE)

Kobe University

Researchers in Maizuru Bay

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The researchers collected 1-liter samples of surface water and bottom water from 47 locations in Maizuru bay, and analyzed the environmental DNA of Japanese jack mackerel using real-time PCR. The red parts of the image show the highest concentrations of DNA. When they compared the distribution of DNA to the results for fish distribution calculated using fish finders, their findings proved that environmental DNA can be used to quantitatively estimate the distribution of Japanese jack mackerel.

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Kobe University

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