U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Leader in eDNA Science for the Early Detection of Asian Carp

The Midwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that it has assumed environmental DNA (eDNA) sample processing responsibilities for the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) for the early detection of Asian carp. The responsibility was moved from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Research Development Center, Center for eDNA Application and Research, to the Service’s new Whitney Genetics Lab in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

Following a transition plan developed by the Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the opening of the Whitney Genetics Lab marks the successful completion of a two year partnership between the agencies.