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ArticleMolecular ecology2026

Citizen Sailors Provide a Detailed Map of Open-Ocean Surface Biodiversity and Help Link eDNA Data to Satellite Observations.

Pablo Saenz-Agudelo, Olivier Laroche, Ben Knight, Erin Bomati, Xavier Pochon

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Article in Molecular ecology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Pablo Saenz-AgudeloMolecular Surveillance Team, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-2861
Olivier LarocheMolecular Surveillance Team, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-0083
Ben KnightMolecular Surveillance Team, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-6738
Erin BomatiCitizens of the Sea, Nelson, New Zealand.
Xavier PochonMolecular Surveillance Team, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9510-0407

Funding

Kiwinet CW002641Minderoo Foundation CLB-3024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Characterizing open ocean biodiversity at basin scales remains challenging due to sparse sampling and limited opportunities to validate satellite-derived estimates of plankton community composition. Through the Citizens of the Sea initiative, we deployed standardized environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling kits on 27 sailing vessels during the 2024 Pacific Rally circumnavigating between New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji, generating 728 surface ocean eDNA samples across 1.5 million km

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BiodiversityCitizen ScienceDNA, EnvironmentalPlanktonDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicElectron Transport Complex IVExtrachromosomal DNAOceans and SeasPhytoplanktonRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 18SDNA, EnvironmentalElectron Transport Complex IVExtrachromosomal DNARNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 18Scitizen scienceenvironmental DNAmarine biodiversity monitoringmetabarcodingocean colourplankton communitiesscalable monitoring toolsTorpeDNA

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PMID42811881
PMCPMC13624691

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