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Sample summary and analysis of biopsy samples collected during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013

Australian Antarctic Data Centre
DOUBLE, MIKE ; ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA
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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_Biopsy2013 when using these data.

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Biopsy samples (small amounts of skin and blubber) were collected from humpback and blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013. For more information please see: http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/sorp/antarctic-blue-whale-project This dataset consists of an access database summarising biopsy events containing the fields: Pod: a combination of date and where the biopsy was taken from (small boat - Remora, or main vessel - Amaltal Explorer) Ship reference: sighting number Number of individuals sighted Age class and sex Satellite tag number Biopsy sample number Biopsy collection location (longitude and latitude) Biopsy collection time (UTC) Reaction to biopsy Number of biopsy attempts Photo ID images Biopsy collection photo Comments An excel spreadsheet (Biopsy_info_ ABWV2013.xlsx) details the biopsy processing that occurred upon collection of a sample. Where possible, each blue whale sample was split and preserved in 2 x All Protect, 1 x EtOH and 1 x Nitrogen. Each humpback sample was additionally preserved in RNA later and stored at -20 degrees Celsius and individually detailed in spreadsheet Biopsy_info _ABWV2013(hbw).xlsx. Biopsy samples were processed to determine sex and relatedness using DLOOP analysis and the results are held in: 240513 BW Sexing Results.xls

Issued: 2017-09-06

Data time period: 2013-01-30 to 2013-03-17

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text: northlimit=-60; southlimit=-70; westlimit=-170; eastLimit=135; projection=WGS84

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ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE VOYAGE | BALEEN WHALES | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | BIOPSY | BLUE WHALE | CAMERAS | CETACEANS | CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA | EARTH SCIENCE | FIREARMS | FV AMALTAL EXPLORER | GENETIC TAGGING | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | HUMPBACK WHALE | IWC SORP | MAMMALS | MARK RECAPTURE | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | SHIPS | TOOTHED WHALES | biota | oceans |

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