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This data set contains concentrations of individual fatty acids and lipid content in blubber of humpback whales collected from the Gulf of Maine, southeast Alaska, Hawaii, and off the coast of Hispaniola between 2001-2008. Biopsy samples were collected in support of genetic and contaminant exposure studies conducted at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, and for the Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance, and Status of Humpbacks (SPLASH) projects. Samples were analyzed in order to derive age models for Atlantic and Pacific humpback whales based on specific fatty acids, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: doi: 10.3354/meps08249

This data set contains concentrations of parent and alkylated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and lipid content in tissues of spotted (n=2) and ringed seals (n=1) collected during a subsistence harvest during 2012 in areas where oil had been observed nearby. Samples were collected by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management. Samples were analyzed in order to investigate potential oil exposure, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.040

This data set contains concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and lipid content in blubber biopsies of false killer whales (n=9) collected in Hawaii in July, 2008 by Cascadia Research Collective. Samples were analyzed in order to investigate how contaminants may contribute to the observed decline of this species in Hawaiian waters, with funding from the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce. Analyses were conducted by the Environmental Chemistry Program, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service using rigorous, documented performance-based analytical protocols and quality assurance criteria. See https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/publications/scipubs/display_doctrack_allinfo.cfm?doctrackmetadataid=4634 https://doi.org/10.25923/kf28-n618 The data in this data set were included in the following publication: doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.08.029