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Sample summary and analysis of biopsy samples collected during the New Zealand Australian Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015

Biopsy samples were collected from humpback (n=10) and blue whales (n=1) during the NZ/Aus Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015. Biopsy collection from humpback and blue whales was attempted from the bow of the ship using Larsen rifles. Biopsying blue whales from the bow of the RV Tangaroa proved challenging due to the ship’s manoeuvrability and the limited capacity to change speed rapidly. Biopsy samples were split between All Protect (Qiagen), 70% ethanol, and freezing at -20C. .


This dataset consists of an excel spreadsheet (biopsy_events.xlsx) summarising biopsy events containing the fields:

Date_taken (in UTC)

Location (general) where sample collected

Latitude

Longitude

Individual ID

Sample ID

Name of sampler

Sample type

Preservative used

Species sampled


An excel spreadsheet (Biopsy sample info datasheet AEV 2015.xlsx) details the biopsy processing that occurred upon collection of a sample. Where possible, each sample was split and preserved in 2 x All Protect, 1 x EtOH and 1 x -80 degrees Celsius. Samples preserved in All Protect and 70% ethanol are stored at the Australian Antarctic Division and samples preserved at -80C are stored at NIWA Wellington. A subsample of the Antarctic blue whale biopsy was

submitted to the IWC-recognised genetic repository for Antarctic blue whale at NOAA Southwest Fisheries, La Jolla.


Biopsy samples were processed to determine sex and the results are held in: TAN1502_Whale biopsy samples.xls

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Identification info

Alternate title
Sample summary and analysis of biopsy samples collected during the New Zealand Australian Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015
Date (Publication)
2017-09-12
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/59b760c7a2f20

Originator

Double, M. and Andrews-Goff, V.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

DOUBLE, MIKE
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3407

Principal investigator

ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3122

Collaborator

ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3122
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_Biopsy2015

Purpose
The IWC-SORP Antarctic Blue Whale Project aims to derive an up-to-date and precise estimate of the abundance, distribution, and potential recovery of Antarctic blue whales. The most appropriate survey method for achieving this was found to be mark-recapture involving individual photographic and genetic identification, assisted by passive acoustic tracking. Genetic tagging from biopsy samples is a well-established method that enables the identification of individuals from genetic markers such as microsatellites or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3244
+61 3 6232 3351 (facsimile)
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans

Extent

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Extent

Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2015-01-29 2015-03-11
Title
Designing an effective mark-recapture study of Antarctic blue whales.
Citation identifier
25

Author

Peel, D., Bravington, M., Kelly, N., and Double, M. C.
Name
Ecological applications
Issue identification
4
Page
1003-1015
Title
Cruise report on blue whale research from the NZ / Aus Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015 of the Southern Ocean Research Partnership.
Date (Publication)
2015
Citation identifier
SC/66a/SH7

Author

Double, M.C. et al.
Page
1-22
Other citation details
Paper submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Keywords
  • ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE VOYAGE
  • IWC SORP
  • BLUE WHALE
  • HUMPBACK WHALE
  • GENETIC TAGGING
  • MARK RECAPTURE
  • BIOPSY
  • FIREARMS
  • ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CAMERAS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SHIPS
  • R/V TANGAROA
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • AMD
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

Access constraints
licence
Other constraints
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

Resource constraints

File type
Portable Network Graphic
Linkage
Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license

Use constraints
licence
Other constraints
This dataset has been collected under the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Southern Ocean Research Partnership (SORP). The IWC-SORP ethos is one of open collaboration, communication and data sharing. The Data User will acknowledge the use of the IWC SORP dataset by the following statement: Data provided by the International Whaling Commission’s Southern Ocean Research Partnership were all based upon non-lethal samples collected under a protocol approved by the Australian Antarctic Program Animal Ethics Committee (AAPAEC). These data were provided by the Partnership for the purpose of collaborative investigation. This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4102_Biopsy2015 when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3244
+61 3 6232 3351 (facsimile)

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2017-09-12T00:00:00
Units of distribution
kb
Transfer size
28
Distribution format
  • Excel, csv

OnLine resource
GET DATA

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OnLine resource
PROJECT HOME PAGE

Public information for AAS project 4102

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset.

Resource lineage

Statement
Australian Antarctic Data Centre Note 2018-07-04: Original datasheet was reformatted to fit IPT Biodiversity.AQ standard. The new datasheet "blueWhales2015.csv" provides the dataset ID, record number, record by, preparation, location, country, event day, verbatim latitude and longitude, decimal latitude and longitude, sex, occurrence, and basis of record. The taxonomical organisation is provided to the lowest taxonomical rank that could be determined, after matched in WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species).
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2017-09-11 - record created by Virgina Andrews-Goff. 2018-07-04 - record updated by Dave Connell after a revised dataset was provided by Daniela Farias for GBIF/OBIS compliance.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/AAS_4102_Biopsy2015

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
7050
Australia
+61 3 6232 3122

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC
Title
Parent Metadata Record
Citation identifier
AAS_4102_2015_New_Zealand_Australia_Antarctic_Ecosystems_Voyage

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
1f8184f3-ff09-47f8-bfdf-1cb9ac8ff5c7

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2021-11-17T12:22:29

Identifier

Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_Biopsy2015

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2017-09-11T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2018-07-04

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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