18598
AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Food habits of Steller sea lions in Washington, 1993 - 1999
AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Food habits of Steller sea lions in Washington, 1993 - 1999
Data Set
Published / External
23110
California Current Ecosystems Program
Project
Completed
2016
From 1993 to 1999, The National Marine Mammal Laboratories' California Current Ecosystem Program (AFSC/NOAA) collected fecal samples from Steller sea lions in Washington to examine their diet. Most of the collections are from sites on the northern coast of Washington where Steller sea lions are most common and abundant.
The purpose of this dataset is to examine food habits for Steller sea lions in Washington to investigate changes in their diets, as well as to investigate potential impacts to commercial and/or sport fisheries.
Loaded by batch 4489, 02-28-2013 17:06
Cite data as: Gearin, P., Jeffries, S. 2016. Food habits studies of Steller sea lions in Washington, California conducted by Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 1993-05-01 to 1999-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0145304). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
Coast
Theme
Diet
Theme
Scat/Fecal samples
Theme
Steller sea lion
Spatial
Puget Sound
Spatial
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Spatial
Washington
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Seattle
WA
USA
Data Set
CSV Files
As Needed
Table (digital)
Tables include information about the taxa identification, presence, number, size, etc. found in pinniped scat, stomach, enema, or lavage samples collected in Washington State. See "Child Items" for more detailed information.
The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. NOAA denies liability if the data are misused. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Makah Tribe, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
N/A
N/A
N/A
31101
Prey Part and Quantity
Prey Part and Quantity
Published / External
In Work
NA
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NA
SCATNUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
PREYSP
Unknown
No
No
Active
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
PREYPART
Unknown
No
No
Active
Part of prey retrieved from sample
GOOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Number of remains in good condition
FAIR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Number of remains in fair condition
POOR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Number of remains in poor condition
IDINIT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Identifier's initials (<3 letters)
IDDATE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date sample was identified MM/DD/YY
ENTRINIT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Initials of person entering data (<3 letters)
ENTRDATE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date data were entered MM/DD/YY
COMMENT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Additional comments or information
31102
Prey Size
Prey Size
Published / External
In Work
NA
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NA
SCATNUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
PREYSP
Unknown
No
No
Active
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
PREYPART
Unknown
No
No
Active
Part of prey retrieved from sample
LENGTHMM
Unknown
No
No
Active
The length of each otolith/beak should be entered as a decimal. If <1, include leading 0, e.g. 0.57
WIDTHMM
Unknown
No
No
Active
The width of each otolith/beak should be entered as a decimal. If <1, include leading 0, e.g. 0.57
SIZECAT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Relative size of otoliths or beaks.
COND
Unknown
No
No
Active
Condition of measured otolith (good or fair)
31103
Prey Species and MNI
Prey Species and MNI
Published / External
In Work
NA
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NA
SCATNUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
PREYSP
Unknown
No
No
Active
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
FO_OT/BK
Unknown
No
No
Active
Occurrence (presence) of individual based upon otoliths or beaks
FO_OTHER
Unknown
No
No
Active
Occurrence (presence) of individual based from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc)
MIN#_OT/BK
Unknown
No
No
Active
Minimum number of individuals per sample from otoliths or beaks
MIN#_OTHR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Minimum number of individuals per sample from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc.)
31104
Prey Names and Codes
Prey Names and Codes
Published / External
In Work
NA
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NA
FAMNAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Family name
SCINAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Scientific name (Genus species)
COMNAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Common name
PREYSP
Unknown
No
No
Active
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
PREYCODE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Prey identification denoted by digit code (RACE/REFM Code book)
31105
General Information
General Information
Published / External
In Work
NA
Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 8277, 03-09-2016 17:01
NA
SCATNUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
SPCOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species the sample was collected from
DATE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date sample was collected MM/DD/YY
PERCOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Period of collection based on season or month codes
LOCCOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Location where scat was collected
SMPLTYPE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sample type
OTO
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of otolith
BNE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of fish bone
BKS
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of beak
PEN
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of squid pen
TTH
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of fish teeth
SCL
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of fish scale
F_EYE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of fish eye
C_EYE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of cephalopod eye
EGG
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of eggcase
CRS
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of crustacean
SNL
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of snail
TUN
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of tunicate
MIS
Unknown
No
No
Active
Miscellaneous
CRT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Presence of cartilagenous remains (teeth, parts)
CONTANR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Number of containers containing sample contents
GENNUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
Genetic sample number
SORTINIT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Sorter's initials (<3 letters)
SORTDATE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date scat sorted MM/DD/YY
ENTRINIT
Unknown
No
No
Active
Initials of person entering data (<3 letters)
ENTRDATE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date data were entered MM/DD/YY
COMMENTS
Unknown
No
No
Active
Addtional comments
Data Steward
2015
Person
Gearin, Patrick
pat.gearin@noaa.gov
Distributor
2015
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/
Metadata Contact
2015
Person
Orr, Tony
tony.orr@noaa.gov
Originator
2015
Person
Gearin, Patrick
pat.gearin@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2015
Person
Delong, Robert
robert.delong@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2015
Person
Gearin, Patrick
pat.gearin@noaa.gov
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46
Washington State waters, including Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Pacific Ocean.
Range
1993
1999
Unclassified
None.
None.
The dataset is archived with the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data is suggested. Communication and collaboration with dataset authors is strongly encouraged prior to use.
The dataset is available for download via the NCEI Ocean Archive System at http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0145304.
There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed.
User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgement of NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested. Data should be cited as: Cite data as: Gearin, P., Jeffries, S. 2016. Food habits studies of Steller sea lions in Washington, California conducted by Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 1993-05-01 to 1999-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0145304). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
None.
Metadata are subject to revision at any time and information within the metadata record should not be cited without author consent. Whereas every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0145304
0145304
NODC/NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) web page with links to data download sites.
Microsoft Access
Not applicable.
Identifications and size measurements of prey were double checked before transcription. Difficult prey identifications were verified by an expert. Data entered into database were cross-checked with transcribed data (exact information for each field, number of entries). Edits were made for duplicates and misspellings.
No
0
No
No
Yes
Unknown
Data not automatically processed
NCEI-MD
Unknown
IT Security and Contingency Plan for the system establishes procedures and applies to the functions, operations, and resources necessary to recover and restore data as hosted in the Western Regional Support Center in Seattle, Washington, following a disruption.
Samples were collected at Steller sea lion haulout sites in Washington Fecal samples were cleaned. Prey hard parts were separated from waste material using nested sieves and subsequently identified to the lowest taxon possible. Sizes of prey were determined from measurements of fish otoliths and cephalopod beaks using calipers or ocular micrometer. Measurements were used to estimate prey size from published regression equations. Data were entered into a database. Data analyses were performed to address research questions about Steller sea lion diet.
31105
Entity
General Information
31104
Entity
Prey Names and Codes
31101
Entity
Prey Part and Quantity
31102
Entity
Prey Size
31103
Entity
Prey Species and MNI
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2018-11-27
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
AFSC
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle
WA
98115
USA
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov
0700-1700 Pacific Time
1001
Public
No
2018-11-27
1 Year
2019-11-27
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sea lion
Kingdom
Animalia
Genus
Eumetopias
Species
jubatus
Steller sea lion
Prey Id - Bones
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
PREYPART
Part of prey retrieved from sample
AFSC
unknown
Vomer
Number of vomers retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Paraspheniod
Number of parasphenoids retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Basioccipital
Number of basioccipitals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
16
Opisthotic
Number of opisthotics retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Prootic
Number of prootics retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
10
Premaxilla
Number of premaxillas retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Maxilla
Number of maxillas retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Dentary
Number of dentaries retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Angular
Number of angulars retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
9
Articular
Number of articulars retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
5
Preopercle
Number of preopercles retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Misc_mouth
Number of miscellaneous mouth structures retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Teeth
Number of teeth retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Opercle
Number of opercles retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Branchiostegal Ray
Number of branchiostegal rays retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Gill raker
Number of gill rakers retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Palatine
Number of palatines retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
5
Quadrate
Number of quadrates retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Hyomandibular
Number of hyomandibulars retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Symplectic
Number of symplectics retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Interhyal
Number of interhyals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
9
Epihyal
Number of epihyals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
4
Ceratohyal
Number ceratohyals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Hypohyal
Number of hypohyals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Pharyngeal Plate
Number of pharyngeal plates retrieved from sample
AFSC
2
2
Branchials
Number of branchials retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
3
Urohyal
Number of urohyals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Posttemporal
Number of posttemporals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Supracleithrum
Number of supracleithrum retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Scapula
Number of scapulae retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Cleithrum
Number of cleithrums retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Postcleithrum
Number of postcleithrums retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Coracoid
Number of coracoids retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Radials
Number of radials retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Basipterygium
Number of basipterygiums retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Interhaemal Spine
Number of interhaemal spines retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Atlas Vertebrae
Number of atlas vertebrae retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
4
Axis Vertebrae
Number of axis vertebrae retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
7
Vertebrae
Number of vertebrae retrieved from sample not including atlas or axis
AFSC
0
11
Tail Structure
Number of tail structures retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
9
Hypural
Number of hypurals retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
8
Rib End
Number of rib ends retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Pterygiophore
Number of pterygiophores retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1.
Scute
Number of scutes retrieve from sample
AFSC
0
1
Other
Number of other structures retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
3
Prey Id - Cartilage
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
PREYPART
Part of prey retrieved from sample
AFSC
unknown
Upper teeth
Number of upper teeth retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Lower teeth
Number of lower teeth retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Tongue tooth
Number of tongue teeth retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Lateral teeth
Number of lateral teeth retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
0
Spines
Number of spines retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Scutes
Number of scutes retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
2
Verts
Number of vertebrae retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Misc
Miscellaneous cartilagenous pieces retrieved from sample
AFSC
0
1
Prey Id - Part and Quantity
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
PREYPART
Part of prey retrieved from sample
AFSC
unknown
GOOD
Number of remains in good condition
AFSC
0
4
FAIR
Number of remains in fair condition
AFSC
0
16
POOR
Number of remains in poor condition
AFSC
0
77
IDINIT
Initials of identifier (less than 3 letters)
AFSC
unknown
IDDATE
Date sample was identified MM/DD/YY
AFSC
7/1/97
3/13/2002
ENTRINIT
Initials of person entering data (<3 letters)
AFSC
unknown
ENTRDATE
Date data were entered MM/DD/YY
AFSC
3/5/2001
5/6/2002
COMMENT
Additional comments or information
AFSC
unknown
Prey Id - Size
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
PREYPART
Part of prey retrieved from sample
AFSC
unknown
LENGTHMM
The length of each otolith/beak should be entered as a decimal. If <1, include leading 0, e.g. 0.57
AFSC
0
15.8
WIDTHMM
The width of each otolith/beak should be entered as a decimal. If <1, include leading 0, e.g. 0.57
AFSC
0
6.1
SIZECAT
Relative size of otoliths or beaks.
AFSC
unknown
COND
Condition of measured otolith (good or fair)
AFSC
unknown
Prey Id - Species and Min
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
FO_OT/BK
Occurrence (presence) of individual based upon otoliths or beaks
AFSC
0
1
FO_OTHER
Occurrence (presence) of individual based from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc)
AFSC
0
1
MIN#_OT/BK
Minimum number of individuals per sample from otoliths or beaks
AFSC
0
39
MIN#_OTHR
Minimum number of individuals per sample from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc.)
AFSC
0
30
Prey Names and Codes
NA
AFSC
FAMNAME
Family name
AFSC
unknown
SCINAME
Scientific name (Genus species)
AFSC
unknown
COMNAME
Common name
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
PREYCODE
Prey identification denoted by digit code (RACE/REFM Code book)
AFSC
unknown
Salmonid prey
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
PREYSP
Prey species denoted by 6-letter code
AFSC
unknown
Total prey
Occurrence (presence) of individual based upon otoliths or beaks
AFSC
0
3
unid prey
Occurrence (presence) of individual based from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc)
AFSC
0
1
Location
Minimum number of individuals per sample from otoliths or beaks
AFSC
0
39
Percent w/salmon
Minimum number of individuals per sample from other parts (e.g. bones, cartilage, statoliths, etc.)
AFSC
0
30
Scat_wa
NA
AFSC
SCATNUM
Sample number assigned at the time of screening
AFSC
unknown
SPCOD
Species the sample was collected from
AFSC
unknown
DATE
Date sample was collected MM/DD/YY
AFSC
199307300000
200701310000
PERCOD
Period of collection based on season or month codes
AFSC
unknown
LOCCOD
Location where scat was collected
AFSC
unknown
SMPLTYPE
Sample type
AFSC
unknown
OTO
Presence of otolith
AFSC
unknown
BNE
Presence of fish bone
AFSC
unknown
BKS
Presence of beak
AFSC
unknown
PEN
Presence of squid pen
AFSC
unknown
TTH
Presence of fish teeth
AFSC
unknown
SCL
Presence of fish scale
AFSC
unknown
F_EYE
Presence of fish eye
AFSC
unknown
C_EYE
Presence of cephalopod eye
AFSC
unknown
EGG
Presence of eggcase
AFSC
unknown
CRS
Presence of crustacean
AFSC
unknown
SNL
Presence of snail
AFSC
unknown
TUN
Presence of tunicate
AFSC
unknown
MIS
Miscellaneous
AFSC
unknown
CRT
Presence of cartilagenous remains (teeth, parts)
AFSC
unknown
CONTANR
Number of containers containing sample contents
AFSC
1
4
GENNUM
Genetic sample number
AFSC
unknown
SORTINIT
Sorter's initials (<3 letters)
AFSC
unknown
SORTDATE
Date scat sorted MM/DD/YY
AFSC
199707010000
202205180000
ENTRINIT
Initials of person entering data (<3 letters)
AFSC
unknown
ENTRDATE
Date data were entered MM/DD/YY
AFSC
200203010000
201002230000
COMMENTS
Addtional comments
AFSC
unknown