Bringing eDNA to the Streets - All Samples

Overview

BIMS is a 501c3 nonprofit focused on uplifting communities through science. From January to August 2024, BIMS, with partner organizations and local communities, collected sediment samples from 25 coastal sites throughout the globe. Funding for this project comes from The National Science Foundation, The Packard Foundation, and The National Parks Service. You can find more information about the project and the organizations invovled at https://www.blackinmarinescience.org/bims-institute-our-work.html

• Key Project Questions

  What DNA can be found on the water's edge? What biodiversity can be captured by metabarcoding, and how does it compare to data based on storytelling?

• Last Updated

  10/02/2026

  Project Timeline

  01/13/2024 - 09/20/2024

• Contributors

  Isabel Kline, Camille Gaynus, Rachel Meyer, Munashe Holloman

Methodology