In Carry-le-Rouet
It all started out of frustration:
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The fish are more and more suspicious of humans, it is becoming very difficult to observe them during dives or even with cameras ,
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says David Mouillot, professor in marine ecology in the Marbec research unit at the University of Montpellier.
In 2016, this observation led the scientist to use a new tool to inventory marine biodiversity: environmental DNA (or eDNA), which consists of detecting, as at a crime scene, the footprints left by animals in Seawater.
The technique was used that day aboard the semi-rigid boat of the Côte Bleue Marine Park, near the Calanques of Marseille.
About a hundred meters off the coast of Carry-le-Rouet (Bouches-du-Rhône), David Mouillot's team takes a DNA sample.
Fighting against the wind, Laure Velez, engineer now responsible for handling, slides a filtration capsule into the water, connected by…
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