The next SeDNAs webinar will be all about Women in Ocean Science. We have 2 great speakers, Dr Miwa Takahashi (CSIRO / IMOS) & Dr Lara Denis Roy (UTAS). Miwa will talk about the newly launched IMOS eDNA facility, while Lara will be discussing her Australia-wide comparison with visual survey methods.

PhD opportunity: Developing practical eDNA methods for estuarine ecosystems Work with Southern Cross University & NSW DPI Fisheries to improve eDNA metabarcoding for assessing estuarine health and fisheries management Interested? Contact Dr Maarten De Brauwer – [email protected]

PhD opportunity at CDU! Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity & Reservoirs of Disease: Using metagenomics to study wildlife and disease risk on northern Aus islands Based in Darwin, this project combines molecular ecology, Indigenous ranger partnerships & remote island fieldwork

Great news! We are restarting our eDNA webinar series this year to share exciting new research with the eDNA community. Our first webinar is by Josh Koh (DCCEEW): Explainable Multimodal Machine Learning Using Combined environmental DNA and Biogeographic Features for Ecosystem Biomonitoring

Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...

The New Zealand Molecular Ecology conference returns for its 27th year! This meeting brings together students, researchers, & industry to divulge the latest in ecological genomics and eDNA. This year, the meeting is held in Raglan, 26-28th of November. You won’t want to miss it! shorturl.at/inWqz

📣 New paper! 📣 We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4a8vb6ja #eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS

🧬 💻 Help shape the future of national eDNA analysis support Australian BioCommons & SeDNAs have launched a short survey to identify the computational and bioinformatics needs of our community. Your input will guide future investments—don’t miss the chance to have your say! 👉 tinyurl.com/yc3eu2ns

Join the Gulf #eDNA Network! 🌊 🧬 Share and stay connected with #eDNA researchers across the Gulf of Mexico. Receive updates on collaborative opportunities, upcoming events, and shared resources. Scan the QR code for more details!

Introducing the SeDNAs Members Starter Pack 🧬 Connect with fellow members of the society, grow your eDNA network, and spark new collaborations! Comment below or message to be added to the pack go.bsky.app/GBwDbax

The #eDNA Frontiers group is seeking a skilled Technician or Technical Officer with extensive laboratory experience to join their vibrant and collaborative team at Curtin University. Learn More about this opportunity here - tinyurl.com/yj45pk2t

🚨 Calling all eDNA folks! 🚨 The 2027 Southern #eDNA Society Conference is coming to Canberra. We’re forming the Organising Committee—keen on science, comms, logistics, or hosting? Get in touch or tag a mate! Let’s make this a good one. @sednasociety.bsky.social

PhD Opportunity! Develop eDNA assays to map the distribution & abundance of Cassiopea jellyfish at Ningaloo. 📍 Griffith Uni 🌊 Fieldwork at Ningaloo, lab work in Perth 🎓 Must secure a competitive PhD scholarship Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]

🧬 Membership renewals are now open for the 2025–2026 financial year! If you're passionate about environmental DNA (eDNA) and want to stay connected, now’s the time to renew (or join!) SeDNAs 🧬🌏 Benefits of being a member👇

🚨 Out now in #EnvironmentalDNA led by #MiwaTakahashi: Results of a huge, global effort to facilitate the publication of raw and processed #eDNA data & ensure that dataset we are currently generating, adhere to the #FAIR principles & won't be lost. @gbif.org, #ENA, doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

The TropWATER eDNA lab (JCU) is looking for a Postdoc Research Fellow for a full-time, 2-yr role on applied biosecurity & biodiversity monitoring projects across Nth Aus. Join a passionate team applying eDNA tools to real-world conservation and management challenges. tinyurl.com/bdh43rum

Curious about what lives in NSW (Australia) estuaries? We established a new open access baseline with more than 10,000 taxa for >250 sites using #eDNA methods. Short summary online today with links to video and a site map theconversation.com/from-surpris... @sednasociety.bsky.social

🧬 PhD opportunity: Pathogen risk at the wildlife–livestock–human interface More info in the thread or link below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2s8ryzuw

🎓 3 funded #PhD + 1 #Masters opportunity at Lincoln University in Aotearoa, New Zealand! More details in the thread or link below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/mr4429jy

🧬 Big steps for biodiversity science in northern Australia! In June 2024, 55 experts came together to assess the status of DNA barcode libraries for the region’s unique species. Their insights are now available online, offering a roadmap to strengthen our genetic reference data.

PeerJ congratulates Nick Foster - Award Winner at the 2025 eDNA Conference Learn more about Nick’s research on the PeerJ blog bit.ly/41K5ELv #eDNA #PeerJAwards

📢 Announcement: Environmental DNA is excited to announce a call for papers for several upcoming special issues! 🌱🔬

📘 Introducing the SeDNAs Hub: The Publishing Home for the Southern eDNA Society! We’re proud to launch the SeDNAs Hub, established in collaboration with the open-access publisher @peerj.bsky.social. This platform provides an ideal publishing venue for members of SeDNAs & the wider eDNA community.

🚀 Preprint alert! 🚀 #AirDNA – game changer or hot air? Fresh from last year’s @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne #eDNA workshop, we’ve distilled the latest research, key challenges, and a roadmap to turn this emerging tool into real-world solutions. Check it out! 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2S...

Congratulations to our award winners!   🏆Poster: Aimee Van Der Reis
⚡Lightning Talk: Gracie Kroos
🎤Presentation Awards:
🥇Danielle Bartz
🥈Jia Jin Marc Chang
🥉Joseph Perkins
🌟People’s Choice: Nicholas Foster   Thanks to our generous sponsors: Metabarcoding and Metagenomics (MBMG) and PeerJ!

The 2nd Australian & New Zealand eDNA Conference was a fantastic event. Congratulations to the conference's award winners who were granted free publications in our journal for their contributions to the field. @sednasociety.bsky.social

Last week, we wrapped up the 2nd AU-NZ #eDNA conference in Wellington 321 attendees from 25 countries, including >100 ECRs, showcased the dynamic eDNA world Shoutout to the committee, Conference Design, our sponsors and exhibitors. Couldn't have done it without you! See you in Canberra 2027!

"We are seeking a motivated, capable and skilled technician with experience in providing specialist laboratory and technical support to the South Australian Regional Facility for Molecular Ecology and Evolution (SARFMEE)"

Wrote up my thoughts on the #seDNA2025 conference over on linkedin - doesn't fit here, so here's a screenshot and a link www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#SeDNA2025 closing panel, MCd by Chris Meyer Michael Marnane, @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social, @digleeson.bsky.social, & Olly Berry Aus/NZ don't yet have a "national eDNA strategy" but the real game changer for our region is that we have a great collaborative culture (e.g., @sednasociety.bsky.social!)

@sednasociety.bsky.social who else thinks pumping water is a pain in the ass!?!?

Chris Meyer from the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social discusses the national strategy to implement #eDNA methods the USA during the closing keynote of #SeDNA2025 In summary: Coordinate, Build, Apply

#eDNA needs to explain that we NEED #taxonomists, especially when it comes to #national #reference #databases. Jenny Giles chats about #Aussie #sequencing #campaigns #SeDNA2025

Porntep Punnarak is characterising microbial communities in water and sediment around petroleum drilling platforms. #SeDNA2025

@maartendb.bsky.social suggests a #lab #effect (commercial lab providers may show different results) when every lab does their own thing, but we still see the same #ecological #patterns. #SeDNA2025

Adam Canning at TropWater JCU is characterising microbial 🦠 communities to assess success of restoration efforts #SeDNA2025

Paul Nevill presenting on behalf of Josh Kestel - polinator #eDNA sampling from flowers has its challenges but further development may produce a useful tool #SeDNA2025

Charlotte Armstrong is monitoring tree microbiomes using #eDNA and finds temporal and spatial stability #SeDNA2025

Louise Weaver finds regional biodiversity variation across groundwater #eDNA samples #SeDNA2025

Lorraine Joyce Del Rosario joins us from the Philippines to talk about biological invasions in ports. A big issue for an island nation in the centre of marine biodiversity! #SeDNA2025

Claire Wellington talks about SWASP, the award-winning #eDNA port biosecurity program in Western Australia #SeDNA2025

Josh Newton found active air sampling and spiderwebs are efficient #eDNA samplers Collecting multiple substrates will increase species detection! #SeDNA2025

Roller swabbing can pick up localised #eDNA but how the heck do you get it off the roller? PhD student Austin Guthrie recommends roller trimming and automated extraction. #SeDNA2025

Jenny Giles, director of Australia's National Biodiversity DNA Library, provides an update on this very ambitious project to develop curated complete reference libraries #SeDNA2025

@shaunwilkinson.bsky.social from the Wilderlab is trying to tackle the challenge of rapidly detecting invasive pest species

Georgia Nester from @minderoo.bsky.social shared her research advancing and improving deep-sea #eDNA methods for conservation #SeDNA2025

Ayla Murray is exploring the Arctic using #eDNA and has found new indicator species and species assemblages! #SeDNA2025

Our president, Anastasja Zaiko, starts the first AGM of the Southern #eDNA Society. We're proud to be where we are and are glad to have such a great membership base already! #SeDNA2025

The amazing Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao program showcases how community-led #eDNA projects can play an important role in understanding our environment #SeDNA2025

Taylor Ely shows that #eDNA for #fish #communities reflects tissue #haplotypes for #multiple #species at the same time! And now we can see #significant #breaks in our #population #patterns. #SeDNA2025