Develop a Tidewater Goby Survey Method Using Environmental DNA

This task is for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to participate and collaborate with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and others to develop a reliable survey methodology for detecting the Tidewater Goby that includes environmental DNA (eDNA). Major considerations for any method used to determine the presence or absence of a rare sensitive species are that the method is able to be used effectively throughout the range of the species and the problem of false negatives due to non-detection during surveying when the species is actually present at a site.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819
• Project Managers:

  Hunt, Harold

• Performing Organizations:

  Humbolt State University Foundation

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• Start Date: 20150701
• Expected Completion Date: 20171231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Detection and identification; Endangered species; Fishes; Methodology; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01620483
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 4 2017 10:52AM