Monitoring marine mammal populations is a key component for assessing population status
according to both national and international legislations. Traditional monitoring methods …

The expanding interest in marine microbiome and eDNA sequence data has led to a
demand for sample collection and preservation standard practices to enable comparative …

Abstract Northern British Columbia has been identified as an important habitat for several
coastal cetacean species, including humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). This …

Single‐species PCR assays accurately measure eDNA concentration. Here we test whether
multi‐species PCR, that is, metabarcoding, with an internal standard can quantify eDNA of …

Marine mammals in the North Atlantic have experienced severe depletions due to
overexploitation. While some species and populations have now recovered, there are …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys promise to be a sensitive and powerful tool for the
detection of trematodes. This can contribute to the limited studies on trematode ecology …

Based on data compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Red List, 29% of marine mammal species are under threat of extinction (listed as critically …