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    • AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Sampling locations for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2024

    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.

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    Metadata Date October 3, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 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 October 3, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2024
    Reference Date(s) (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32188
    Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML/CCEP: Sampling locations for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32188., Access Constraints: There are no legal restrictions on access to the data. They reside in public domain and can be freely distributed., 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. 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 must be cited as: Huber, H.R., B.R. Dickerson, D.M. Lambourn, S.J.Jeffries (2016). Sampling location for harbor seal genetics in Washington and British Columbia from 1993-08-25 to 2009-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0148458). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
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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 Capture methods were by beach seine or tangle net or 'run and grab;' methods are described in Jeffries et al. 1993. Genetic samples were acquired using a 6mm skin punch. Samples not collected by MML were collected by Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (San Juan Island, WA), Sarvey Wildlife Center (Arlington, WA), Washington Fish and Wildlife Department (Tacoma, WA) necropsies, and Cascadia Research Collective (Olympia, WA) necropsies. Samples were analyzed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center (La Jolla, CA), Northwest Fisheries Science Center (Seattle, WA), and at MERL/AFSC (Seattle, WA).
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