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eDNA training videos
eDNA Decontamination Procedures Training Video
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
eDNA Sample Collection Procedures Training Video
USFWS
Sample Preservation Training Video
USFWS
eDNA Sample Shipment Procedures Training Video
USFWS
Preservative Decanting and Evaporation Procedures Training Video
USFWS

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Recommended Sampling Gear Types and Standard Operating Procedures for the Early Detection of Non-native Fishes and Select Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Great Lakes

This document identifies a suite of recommended sampling gear types and standard operating procedures to be used by each Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) during early aquatic invasive species detection sampling. The specific gear types deployed by each Great Lakes FWCO...

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USFWS Great Lakes Early Detection and Monitoring Program Communications Plan
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USFWS Great Lakes Early Detection and Monitoring Program Communications Plan

A guide on how to communicate the results of early detection and monitoring efforts.

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2025 Invasive Carp eDNA Monitoring Program Protocols
This collection incudes protocols for the Region 3 Invasive Carp eDNA Monitoring Program. It includes the 2025 Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2025 ArcGIS Field Maps App Instructional Manual, 2025 ArcGIS Pro eDNA Editing Manual, 2025 ArcGIS Survey123 Chain of Custody and Post-Trip & QA/QC...
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A boat carrying two employees with nets and an operator navigates the water as silver carp jump into the air
Battling the prolific challenge of invasive carp
Nearly 50 partners are now organized to battle one of the most urgent, wide-ranging and complex environmental challenges of the day – the threat of invasive carp. We're proud to serve a lead role in providing grants and working shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners in the field, office and lab to...
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Research reveals hope for managing invasive red swamp crayfish 
Originally from the southeastern U.S., the red swamp crayfish has become an unwelcomed world traveler. They have drained wetlands in Europe and ruined rice crop in Asia. These invasive crayfish are highly aggressive and mobile. Here in the U.S., they are commonly spread by unsuspecting aquarium-...
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Biologists use DNA to locate invasive and endangered species
Invasive species in the United States cause more than $100 billion worth of damage each year! While the financial cost of invasive species is staggering, these invaders also wreak havoc on our ecosystems and threaten vulnerable native species. But scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection and Monitoring Framework
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Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection and Monitoring Framework

The Great Lakes Early Detection and Monitoring Framework  is a broad-spectrum surveillance program intended to provide decision makers with timely information regarding new AIS so that rapid risk assessments and rapid response planning can be completed while populations are small and...

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2026 Invasive Carp eDNA Monitoring Program Protocols
This collection incudes protocols for the Region 3 Invasive Carp eDNA Monitoring Program. It includes the 2026 Quality Assurance Project Plan, 2026 ArcGIS Field Maps App Instructional Manual, the ArcGIS eDNA editing manual, ArcGIS Survey123 Chain of Custody and Trip Plan Summary, Data Management...
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