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    • Alaska Phocid Health and Disease

    Metadata Updated: May 1, 2024

    Polar Ecosystems Program research projects focus primarily on abundance, trends, distribution, health and condition, and foraging behavior of phocids (harbor, bearded, ringed, spotted, and ribbon seals) in Alaska. This database contains health and disease data obtained by analysis of different blood parameters, molecular analysis of swabs, stable isotope analysis, and contaminant analysis from seals across a variety of research projects. Biological samples (e.g. blood, tissue, hair, nasal swabs, and whiskers) have been collected from ribbon and spotted seals in the Bering Sea, bearded seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, and harbor seals in the north Pacific and Bering Sea. Ribbon seal samples were collected in 2005-2010, 2014; spotted seal samples were collected in 2005-2010, 2014; bearded seal samples were collected in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014; ringed seal samples were collected in 2007-2009; harbor seal samples were collected in 2004-2006, 2012.

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    Metadata Date April 17, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NMFS AFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date April 17, 2024
    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17355
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Alaska Phocid Health and Disease [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17355., Access Constraints: The data set is in the process of being archived with the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Once the archival process is complete and verified, the data set will be publicly available., Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. While 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. Acknowledge NOAA/NMFS/AFSC or the specified citation as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data. Communication and collaboration with dataset authors is strongly encouraged., Distribution Liability: While 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.
    Bbox East Long -130
    Bbox North Lat 73
    Bbox South Lat 50
    Bbox West Long 170
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
    Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Health and disease parameters are derived from blood, skin tissue, whiskers, hair, and swabs collected from wild, free ranging phocids in Alaska. These biological samples are collected in the field and are then sent to various labs for analyses. Serum samples were tested for antibodies to phocine herpesvirus-1 at the Wildlife Health Center at UC Davis; for antibodies to Leptospira spp. at the California Animal Health and Food Safety laboratory at UC Davis; for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona at UC Davis; for antibodies to influenza A at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia; for antibodies to Brucella spp. at the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; for antibodies to Coxiella burnetii at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and for antibodies to phocine distemper virus (PDV) at ??? Nasal swabs were examined by PCR for PDV and influenza at UC Davis. Blood components (whole blood, plasma) were analyzed for mercury content and haptoglobin content, and whiskers were analyzed for stable isotope analysis at the Marine Ecotoxicology and Trophic Assessment Laboratory at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2004
    Temporal Extent End 2015

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