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Sampling location for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia from 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0148458)

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Using skin samples from 777 unweaned pups collected in 9 different regions in WA state and British Columbia (WA Coastal Estuaries, WA North Coast, British Columbia, Boundary Bay, San Juan Islands, Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, Hood Canal, South Puget Sound), the California Current Ecosystem Program at the Marine Mammal Laboratory/AFSC tested levels of genetic variation using mtDNA and 9 microsatellite loci. For both mtDNA and microsatellites we found the same four groupings. Previously, harbor seals were managed as two stocks: coastal and Inland waters. The data indicated that the harbor seals should be managed as four stocks: one on the Coast and three stocks in the Inland Waters. An additional 92 skin samples were collected opportunistically from non-pups. They have not yet been analyzed.
  • Cite as: Huber, Harriet R.; Dickerson, Bobette R.; Lambourn, Dyanna M.; Jeffries, Steven J. (2016). Sampling location for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia from 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0148458). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0148458. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -127
East: -122
South: 46
North: 50
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-04-28
  • creation: 2016-04-25
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose The CCEP of MML collected genetic samples from pups to determine stocks of harbor seals on Washington Coast and Inland Waters. Genetic samples from other age classes were also collected.
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  • Cite as: Huber, Harriet R.; Dickerson, Bobette R.; Lambourn, Dyanna M.; Jeffries, Steven J. (2016). Sampling location for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia from 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0148458). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0148458. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • L15UTB
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  • Cite as: Huber, Harriet R.; Dickerson, Bobette R.; Lambourn, Dyanna M.; Jeffries, Steven J. (2016). Sampling location for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia from 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0148458). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0148458. Accessed [date].
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  • 2016-04-28T17:30:11Z - NCEI Accession 0148458 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE (calculated); Units: class; Observation Type: other; Sampling Instrument: N/A
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  • laboratory analysis
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