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We need faster, better ways to monitor NZ’s declining river health – using environmental DNA can help

  • Written by Michael Bunce, Honarary Professor in Environmental Genomics, University of Otago
We need faster, better ways to monitor NZ’s declining river health – using environmental DNA can helpGetty Images/Julia Crim

New Zealand’s rivers are not in a good shape. The Ministry for the Environment’s latest freshwater report shows an estimated 45% of total river length is no longer suitable for swimming and 48% is partially inaccessible to endangered migratory fish.

The science is clear. Inputs of nitrogen and phosphorous,...

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