18085 Entity Published / External 25310 2005-present_Cetacean Biopsy Samples from the Pacific Islands Region Data Set In Work The biopsy sample details are held within a Microsoft Access database maintained by the PIFSC CRP. The biopsy sample spreadsheet contains information about each sample collected including details about the sampling event and sample storage. Biological sample collection is an essential tool for determining populations structure and ecology. Skin samples are used to elucidate genetic stock structure. Analysis of skin and blubber for contaminants and stable isotopes provide additional information on stock structure. In addition, stable isotope and fatty acid composition provides information about trophic relationships. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA IRC 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 Spreadsheet Yes Contains all of the information associated with the biopsy sample including identification numbers, sampling event and storage details. This spreadsheet is part of a database that contains other data associated with cetacean surveys (ship-based and small-boat). 1 PIFSC_AccessionID alphanumeric 10 Yes Yes Active Code associated with the sample when it is added to the PIFSC database 2 SWFSC_AccessionID numeric 10 No No Active Code associated with the sample when it is archived by Southwest Fisheries Science Center 3 SampleID alphanumeric 10 Yes No Active ID given to the sample in the field 4 SpeciesCode numeric 3 Yes No Active Three-number code associated with species name. Developed by SWFSC. 5 Species text 50 Yes No Active Genus and species 6 CommonName text 50 Yes No Active Common name of the species 7 Date date 10 Yes No Active MM/DD/YYYY 8 ProjectOrCruiseID text No No Active Name of the project or cruise during which the sample was collected 9 SurveyID alphanumeric 15 No No Active The ID of the survey 10 Sighting numeric/alphanumeric 4 Yes No Active The sighting number. alphanumeric data type used for multi-species sightings (e.g. 1a, 1b, 1c) 11 Time short time 5 Yes No Active HH:MM 12 EEZ text No No Active Exclusive Economic Zone where the sample was collected 13 Region text No No Active General Location within the EEZ where sample was collected 14 Location text 250 No No Active More specific location (Island/area) where sample was collected 15 Latitude decimal 10 Yes No 5 Active decimal degrees (+ for north; "-" for south) 16 Longitude decimal 10 Yes No 5 Active decimal degrees (+ for East; "-" for West) 17 Platform text 10 Yes No Active vessel type from which sample was collected ship, small boat 18 Sex text 7 Yes No Active Sex (male, female, unkown) of the sampled individual Male, Female, Unknown 19 AgeClass Text No No Active Adult, SubAdult/juvenile, calf, unknown character 23 Photos yes/no 3 Yes No Active Were photos of the biopsied individual collected? 24 Blubber yes/no 3 Yes No Active Was blubber collected? 25 Split yes/no 3 Yes No Active Was the sample split? 26 NumVials numeric 1 No No Active Number of vials in which the sample/subsamples are held. 27 SubsampleIDs text 5 No No Active If the sample was subsampled - the list of those subsamples (e.g. A/B; A/B/C). Will be blank if sample was not split 28 InitialStorage text 50 Yes No Active How the sample was stored initially before final storage (e.g. liquid nitrogen, -20 C freezer, -80 C freezer) LIQN: liquid nitrogen; FRZR: -80 C freezer, FR20: -20 C freezer, FR00: standard freezer 29 FinalStorage text 50 Yes No Active How the sample is stored (e.g., -80 C freezer, DMSO and -20 C freezer, ethanol) 34 Permit text No No Active The NMFS permit number under which the sample was collected Data Steward 2005-10-01 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Metadata Contact 2012-01-01 Person Hill, Marie C marie.c.hill@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5710 contact by email Originator 2006-01-01 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ground Condition Continuing 2006 Details associated with biopsy sample collection have been recorded by the PIFSC CRP since 2006. Unclassified Requestor will be asked to submit a request by email to Erin Oleson (erin.oleson@noaa.gov) or Marie Hill (marie.hill@noaa.gov) Requestor will be asked to submit a request by email to Erin Oleson (erin.oleson@noaa.gov) or Marie Hill (marie.hill@noaa.gov) Requestor will be asked to submit a request by email to Erin Oleson (erin.oleson@noaa.gov) or Marie Hill (marie.hill@noaa.gov) Requestor will be asked to submit a request by email to Erin Oleson (erin.oleson@noaa.gov) or Marie Hill (marie.hill@noaa.gov). Requests for samples will be considered within the context of other ongoing or proposed projects given limited individual sample volume and overall limited sample size. None None 18075 Project Cross Reference Details on all of the samples collected within the American Samoa EEZ are listed within the Biopsy Sample Details spreadsheet. 18077 Project Cross Reference Details on all of the samples collected within the CNMI EEZ are listed within the Biopsy Sample Details spreadsheet. 18074 Project Cross Reference Details on all of the samples collected within the Hawaii EEZ are listed within the Biopsy Sample Details spreadsheet. 18076 Project Cross Reference Details on all of the samples collected within the Palmyra EEZ are listed within the Biopsy Sample Details spreadsheet. 18069 Project Cross Reference Details on all of the samples collected within the Wake EEZ are listed within the Biopsy Sample Details spreadsheet. gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18085 Marie Hill 2013-02-04T15:52:23 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-05-26T15:20:59 2018-08-09 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2018-08-09 1 Year 2019-08-09