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eDNA-based Monitoring of Marine Fish and Mammals in Abu Dhabi
Metabarcoding project developing eDNA methods and a regional reference barcode database for non-invasive monitoring of marine vertebrates.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Abu Dhabi coastal and marine waters
- Project type
- marine metabarcoding monitoring project
- Research domain
- biodiversity genomics and ecological monitoring
- Years
- 2025–2027
- Lifecycle status
- active
- Status basis
- The official project registry lists an effective period from 1 May 2025 to 1 May 2027.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-08-15
- Scale
- Two-year project; sample count not publicly stated; planned output includes a reference barcode database.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Marine fish and mammals
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- environmental DNA
- metabarcoding
- reference barcode sequences
- species occurrence data
Data access
Publications/data releases not yet identified; project information is public.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named, funded, multi-year environmental-genomics project with a reusable reference-database objective.
Editorial note
Distinct academic monitoring project; potential methodological/data overlap with EAD marine eDNA programs is not documented.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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