Aided in sampling survey of "ANEMONE DB," a big data based on fish surveys using environmental DNA.

The Nippon Yusen Group has decided to cooperate with the NYK Group to sample the seawater sample of the big data "ANEMONE DB" using "encourse DNA" that is collaborated with Tohoku University, Minamisanriku Town, and Earthwatch Japan, a non-profit organization.

Environmental DNA is " bucket of water ," and the method was developed in Japan. "ANEMONE DB" is a database based on environmental DNA established in Japan, and is expected to be used in a wide range of industries as " weather map for living creatures " Since 2017, approximately 200 researchers and citizen volunteers have been constructed as big data from fish surveys using environmental DNA, which has been conducted 4,298 times at 861 locations nationwide. As the world's first attempt, it will be made public as open data from June 2, 2022, and a press release was released on the same day.

Our company plans to contribute to further expanding the data and expanding the scope of its investigation by sampling and collecting seawater near Japan at Mashi, which operates the Hitachinaka-Tomakomai route.

For more information on the press release, please see the attachment below.　

Click here for a press release from Nippon Yusen Co., Ltd. ⇒ Started operation of "ANEMONE DB"

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