Monitoring Fish Biodiversity in the Pelagic Zone of the Western Indian Ocean Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding.

ABSTRACT: The Indian Ocean is globally significant in terms of capture fisheries, and understanding the species composition of fish in the Indian Ocean is of great importance for the protection and development of its fishery resources. While coastal fish communities in the Indian Ocean are relatively well-documented, studies on pelagic zones remain sparse, especially for non-target species constituting fishery bycatch. Traditional biodiversity surveys rely on labor-intensive, inefficient trawling methods. To address these limitations, this study aims to apply environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding for a species diversity survey in the Western Indian Ocean, offering a more reliable, efficient, and non-invasive alternative to traditional methods. The results will provide important insights into the re

SUBMITTER: Lyu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature