Tools

Cawthron's team has developed a range of tools that can be used in Aotearoa New Zealand and in some case internationally.

eDNA Tools

We use eDNA tools for a variety of purposes. We can also work with you to develop customised tools depending on your requirements.

Find out about:
Pest Alert Tool
The Pest Alert Tool is an online application designed for screening high throughput sequencing datasets for marine non-indigenous species and unwanted marine organisms in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Pest Alert Tool
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b-MBI Tool
The b-MBI tool analyses bacteria in sediment around finfish aquaculture farms and an enrichment score is determined. This can be used to satisfy consent conditions or for general surveillance.
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SBTI Tool
The SBTI provides a rapid and cost-effective method to estimate the water quality of a lake.
More about SBTI