Enhancing fish community monitoring at a cabled observatory by combining environmental DNA and imaging analysis

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Cabled multiparametric observatories are sustaining ecological monitoring by collecting long-term real-time biological and environmental data. Here, we investigated fish communities by sampling environmental DNA (eDNA) over 4 days near the multiparametric cabled video-observatory OBSEA (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). The multi-marker eDNA metabarcoding approach resulted in an increased species detection and helped provide a more comprehensive view of the local fish community when combined with imaging data. These results underline the potential of omics methods in long-term monitoring of economically and ecologically important fish species.