Bill introduced by Alaska’s Murkowski aims to promote use of eDNA analysis in fishery management

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Federal fishery managers would start analyzing the DNA collected in ocean waters to help inform their decisions, under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, Alaska’s Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said on Thursday.

Called the Fisheries Science Modernization Act, the bill would set up a system for the use of environmental DNA, known as eDNA, in fishery management. The bill would establish a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pilot program using eDNA …

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