METADATA for SWFSC Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Molecular Genetics Sample Archive Identification Information Citation Citation Information Originator: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service Publication Date: Current: as samples are archived Title: SWFSC Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Molecular Genetics Sample Archive Geospatial Data Presentation Form: interactive map display; summary tabular reports; spreadsheet Publication Information Publication Place: La Jolla, California Publisher: Molecular Ecology Group, Protected Resources Division Other citation Details: Description Abstract: This database contains sample material for use in molecular genetic analyses. Samples were collected from marine mammal and turtle specimens opportunistically or through directed sampling. Nearly all recognized species or subspecies of cetacean, pinniped and sea turtle are represented, including 85 of 89 cetacean, 13 of 17 pinniped and 6 of 7 sea turtle species. However, the worldwide distribution for many species is not reflected in our collection. Regional biases are visible when the collection location locales are plotted (Sample distribution maps can be viewed from this web site.). We are continually collecting samples to improve the data sets available to address questions of phylogeny, ecology and behavior using molecular genetic techniques. A list of publications accessible through this web site provides an indication of research scope. Purpose: Studies of phylogenetics and population structure on marine mammal and turtle species are of primary interest, although research topics also include ecology and behavior. We also maintain a reference collection of mitochondrial DNA sequences obtained from samples of all species in our database. This catalog enables us to determine or confirm species identification of all specimen material obtained. Time Period of Content Time Period Information Single Date/Time Calendar Date: Time of Day: Multiple Dates/Times: Range of Dates/Times Beginning Date: Ending Date: Currentness Reference: Status Progress: In work Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually Spatial Domain Bounding Coordinates West Bounding Coordinate: -180 East Bounding Coordinate: 180 North Bounding Coordinate: -90 South Bounding Coordinate: 90 Keywords Theme Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Theme Keyword: Marine Mamal Theme Keyword: Sea Turtle Molecular Genetic Theme Keyword: Ecology Studies Place Place Keyword Thesaurus: Place Keyword: Worldwide Place Keyword: North Pacific Place Keyword: North Atlantic Place Keyword: Indian Ocean Place Keyword: South Pacific Place Keyword: South Atlantic Place Keyword: Ross Sea Place Keyword: Weddell Dea Place Keyword: Chukchi Sea Place Keyword: Beaufort Sea Place Keyword: Bering Sea Place Keyword: Sea of Okhotsk Place Keyword: Baffin Bay Place Keyword: Hudson Bay Place Keyword: Greenland Sea Place Keyword: Barents Sea Place Keyword: Kara Sea Access Constraints: Species identity and geographic collection locales of specimens in the Archive may be viewed using the interactive map. Use Constraints: For information about obtaining a loan, go to the web page link indicated or the "Point of Contact" Point of Contact Contact Information Contact Person Primary Contact Person: Susan J. Chivers Contact Organization: NOAA-NMFS-Southwest Fisheries Science Center Contact Address Address Type: physical Address: 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive City: La Jolla State or Province: CA Postal Code: 92037 Country: US Contact Voice Telephone: (858) 546-7093 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (858) 546-7003 Contact Electronic Mail Address: Susan.Chivers@noaa.gov Hours of Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri Contact Instructions: Preferably through email Data Set Credit: The samples collected in this archive represent long term dedication of many researchers around the world. Many researchers have made the samples they collected available through established museum collections. However, most recently collected samples are primarily the work of researchers responding to stranded animals on the beach, projectile biopsy sampling while aboard research cruises, or biological technicians observing fishing activities or subsistence harvests. The collector and source of each sample archived is identified. Security Information Security Classification System: N/A Security Classification: N/A Security Handling Description: N/A Native Dataset Environment: The data set is managed using Microsoft Access 2000 database management system on computers running the Microsoft Windows OS. The filename is TissueArchive.mdb, contains 26,453 records and is 15.2 megabytes (2/7/02). The database grows by about 10,000 samples/year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ DATA QUALITY INFORMATION Completeness Report: Samples contained in the database have variable accessory data. All samples are identified to species and most have at least a collection location and date. The type of study undertaken determines the criteria for data quality. Lineage Source Information Source Citation Citation Information Publication Date: Title: Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Publication Information Publication Place: Publisher: Other citation Details: Type of Source Media: Electronic database in Microsoft Access and online Process Step Process Description: Data are reviewed prior to accessioning the sample to the database. Samples are cleared through CITES as appropriate. How the samples are processed is recorded in the database and varies depending on the study conducted. Process Date: The database was formalized into its current form in 1995. Process Contact Contact Information Contact Person Primary Contact Person: Susan J. Chivers Contact Organization: NOAA-NMFS-Southwest Fisheries Science Center Contact Address Address Type: physical Address: 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive City: La Jolla State or Province: CA Postal Code: 92037 Country: US Contact Voice Telephone: (858) 546-7093 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (858) 546-7003 Contact Electronic Mail Address: Susan.Chivers@noaa.gov Hours of Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri Contact Instructions: Preferably through email ___________________________________________________________________________________ SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION Indirect Spatial Reference: Beach and coastal or pelagiv ocean waters throughout the world. ___________________________________________________________________________________ SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION Horizontal Coordinate System Definition Geographic Latitude Resolution: Longitude Resolution: Geographic Coordinate Units: or Map Projection Map Projection Name: Geodetic Model Horizontal Datum Name: Ellipsoid Name: Semi-major Axis: Denominator of Flattening Ratio: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION Overview Description Entity and Attribute Overview: For each record in the database, the sample is identified to species, and as much detail about the s Table: TISSUE ARCHIVE SPNAME TEXT 5 LONGM BYTE 1 LONGD BYTE 1 NORS BYTE 1 LATM BYTE 1 LATD BYTE 1 DA TEXT 2 MO TEXT 2 LABID LONG INTEGER 4 USE TEXT 1 LOCLTY TEXT 50 SPCODE TEXT 3 SPTYPE TEXT 1 DATA TEXT 2 LAB TEXT 3 CITATIONID INTEGER 2 SOURCE TEXT 25 FIELDID TEXT 30 YR TEXT 4 EXTDAY TEXT 6 GENBANK# TEXT 7 ACCESSIONDATE DATE/TIME 8 TSHARED TEXT 1 PRCSD TEXT 1 TLEFT TEXT 1 MAXCONC LONG INTEGER 4 F2 TEXT 1 EORW BYTE 1 EXTSTR TEXT 2 OBASIN TEXT 1 EXTCTD TEXT 50 TSTORE TEXT 4 TTYYPE TEXT 5 FVIAL TEXT 2 TVIAL TEXT 2 GENDETER TEXT 1 SEX TEXT 1 COMMENTS TEXT 50 F1 TEXT 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION Distributor Contact Information Contact Person Primary Contact Person: Susan J. Chivers Contact Organization: NOAA-NMFS-Southwest Fisheries Science Center Contact Address Address Type: physical Address: 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive City: La Jolla State or Province: CA Postal Code: 92037 Country: US Contact Voice Telephone: (858) 546-7093 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (858) 546-7003 Contact Electronic Mail Address: Susan.Chivers@noaa.gov Hours of Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri Contact Instructions: Preferably through email Resource Description: TissueArchive.mdb Distribution Liability: Standard Order Process Digital Form Digital Transfer Information Format Name: ASCII, Microsoft Access Database File, or Excel Spreadsheet, GIF and JPG Map Images. Transfer Size: Size will vary depending on the species or samples of interest. The current size of the total archive is 15.2 megabytes and that's about half of marine mammal and half of sea turtle samples. Digital Transfer Option Online Option: General information about the database is freely available on line. Requests for specific samples to use in a study must be specially requested. ___________________________________________________________________________________ METADATA REFERENCE INFORMATION Metadata Date: First created 7 February 2002. Metadata Review Date: Annually Metadata Contact Contact Information Contact Person Primary Contact Person: Robert Bistodeau Contact Organization: NMFS Contact Address Address Type: physical Address: 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive City: La Jolla State or Province: CA Postal Code: 92037 Country: US Contact Voice Telephone: (858) 546-7055 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (858) 546-7003 Contact Electronic Mail Address: Rob.Bistodeau@noaa.gov Hours of Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon to Fri Contact Instructions: Preferably through email Metadata Standard Name: Metadata Standard Version: Metadata Access Constraints: Metadata Use Constraints: N/A