“We believe that eDNA techniques have the potential to reduce barriers in consenting for offshore wind farm projects in the future through more targeted baseline data collection, mitigation, and monitoring measures. If such techniques can be validated within the offshore environment as a viable alternative to traditional fish survey techniques, …

“It proved to us that this is a significant new way to monitor wildlife in Lebanon as well as monitoring the success of restoration projects. We are excited to keep working with NatureMetrics to expand this pilot across Lebanon and in all LRI projects.”