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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
Publisher
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Collaborator
- Name
- CAASM Metadata
- 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
- Topic category
-
- Biota
- Oceans
Extent
))
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
- 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
- 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
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- CAMERAS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- 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
- 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
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
Download the data
- 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
Sponsor
Owner
- 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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