Figure 4. eDNA sampling - Water samples are collected every third day at ~ 5m below surface whilst the ship is in transit. Abundance of a selection of taxa (11 targets) are analyzed using qPCR and the relative composition of species using next-g generation sequencing (NGS). The water is filtered using in-line Sterivex (n=3; max. 2L) and Waterra (n=1; max.10L) filters, then stored at -20C.
