Sea Lab Sidebar: Sawfish Return? Searching Gulf Waters with eDNA
Sawfish may be returning to Alabama waters, and new DISL Senior Marine Scientist Dr. Nicole Phillips is using eDNA to find out. Phillips, who joined DISL in August, explains what a sawfish really is, why the U.S. is the last stronghold for the smalltooth sawfish, and how a water sample can reveal an animal no one has seen.