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Advisory committee approves NOAA permit to collect restricted marine species for eDNA research
Summary
The advisory committee approved a NOAA permit allowing collection and short-term possession of several restricted anemones and corallomorphs for eDNA marker development, with permit conditions and site inspections required before issuance.
The Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals voted unanimously to approve a permit request that would allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service to collect and temporarily possess multiple restricted anemones and corallomorphs for scientific research.
Trenton Yasui, an invertebrate and aquatic biologist specialist with the Plant Quarantine Branch, summarized the request on behalf of the applicant, Dr. Jennifer Samson, and said responsible scientist Dr. Andrew Schantz was present to answer questions. Yasui said the project’s goals are to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) markers to screen for nonnative species in Hawaiian waters and to assess potential impacts on native…
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