
Become a nature detective!
What mysteries will you discover in your local waters, using the exact same science Prince William himself tested when he visited our labs.
Fish: select these options to detect everything from rainbow trout, salmon, sticklebacks, dace, minnows, eels, pike, perch, roach, rudd, bullheads, lamprey, barbel and more.
Vertebrates: select these options to detect fish, foxes, badgers, mice, deer, squirrels, newts, birds and more.
Kit instructions here.
What do I receive? Each option includes x1 kit, with x1 report for each test.
Click on an option below for more info.
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Fish (freshwater)
Regular price £335.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per -
Fish (marine water)
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Vertebrates (freshwater)
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Vertebrates (marine water)
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Fish + Vertebrates (freshwater)
Regular price £485.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per -
Fish + Vertebrates (marine water)
Regular price £485.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per
What does each test detect?
Fish
Optimised for ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) such as tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perch, anglerfish and pufferfish.
This test does not perform as well for detecting sharks and rays.
In some cases, this test does not provide species level data, e.g. river lamprey and brook lamprey; ide and dace.
Vertebrates
Detects fish, amphibians and mammals, generally to species level. Some closely related fish species, such as perch and zander cannot be separated.
Terrestrial mammal eDNA can often end up in nearby water courses, so this test can have the added benefit of delivering detections for some terrestrial vertebrates.
Results are often comprised of a high percentage of fish species (especially ray-finned fish, Actinopterygii) and can include marine mammals, and high (family) level identification for some bird species.
Birds and reptiles can be detected, but this test should not be relied upon as a comprehensive test for these groups.
