Monitoring marine biodiversity at scale remains a major challenge due to the limits of traditional observing approaches. In this talk we present the Quokka eDNA sampling system, an autonomous environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling instrument intended for deployment on vessels of opportunity to enable sustained, large-scale biodiversity observations at scale.
The Quokka instrument allows repeatable automated eDNA sampling from underway vessels with minimal user interventions. This instrument has been developed under the GloMBO partnership between CSIRO and the Minderoo Foundation and is currently deployed on Australia’s national bluewater research vessel Investigator.