Tissue Concentrations and Congener Profiles of Harmful Algal Toxins in Seabirds, Forage Fish, and Other Organisms

Current Citation:
Smith, M.M., Van Hemert, C., Gerik, D.E., 2022. Tissue concentrations and congener profiles of harmful algal toxins in seabirds, forage fish, and other organisms (ver 3.0, June 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MLNP9H

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Version 1.0 posted online July 2022

Original Citation:
Smith, M.M., Van Hemert, C., Gerik, D.E., 2022. Tissue concentrations and congener profiles of harmful algal toxins in seabirds, forage fish, and other organisms (ver 1.0, July 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MLNP9H

Overview:
-This USGS data release consolidates data from two previously separate USGS data releases* into a single data release and includes additional data not provided in any previous data releases.
-This comprehensive data release provides the most updated and complete set of algal toxin sampling results from the USGS Alaska Science Center.
-As additional samples are processed, the results will be appended to the tables provided in this data release.


One ZIP package comprised of: (1) three comma separated value (CSV) formatted tables with results of algal toxin screening in birds, fish, and invertebrates, (2) one CSV table listing the taxa test for algal toxin esposure, and (3) FGDC metadata in XML and HTML format.


Data:
algalToxin_bird_coastalAlaska.csv
algalToxin_fish_coastalAlaska.csv
algalToxin_invertebrate_coastalAlaska.csv
algalToxin_taxonomy_coastalAlaska.csv
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*notes regarding the two USGS data releases consolidated in this data release:

1) Van Hemert, C. R., Schoen, S. K., Litaker, R. W., Smith, M. M., Arimitsu, M. L., Piatt, J. F., Holland, W. C., Hardison, D. R. and Pearce, J. M., 2020, Data associated with algal toxin testing of Common Murres (Uria aalge) and forage fish in Alaska, 2015-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UNY0FR

Comprised of two tables with results of algal toxin screening for saxitoxin and domoic acid in seabirds, forage fish, and marine invertebrates from the Gulf of Alaska, 2015-2017.

Data:
algalToxin_fishMarineInvert_gulfAlaska_vanHemert_2015_2017.csv
algalToxin_seabird_gulfAlaska_vanHemert_2015_2017.csv

2) Van Hemert, C. R., Dusek, R. J., Smith, M. M., Kaler, R. A. S., Sheffield, G., Divine, L. M., Kuletz, K. J., Knowles, S., Lankton, J. S., Hardison, D. R., Litaker, R. W., Jones, T., Burgess, H. K. and Parrish, J. K., 2020, Data associated with algal toxin testing of seabirds from the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OK4I8M

Comprised of three tables with results of algal toxin screening for saxitoxin and domoic acid in seabirds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2017.

Data:
algalToxin_seabirdSpecimenData_chukchiBeringSea_vanHemert_2017.csv
algalToxin_seabirdTissueELISA_chukchiBeringSea_vanHemert_2017.csv
algalToxin_seabirdTissueHPLC_chukchiBeringSea_vanHemert_2017.csv

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Version 1.1 posted online September 2022

Changes: 
-Updated the "contributors" attribute in each data file by changing USGS Seabird Group to USGS Alaska Science Center.
-Updated the credits line to include contributors names from the USGS ASC and Alaska Sea Grant.

Data:
One ZIP packages containing: 1) seabird specimen data (.csv), 2) fish specimen data (.csv), 3) invertebrate specimen sampling (.csv), 4) taxonomy table (.csv).

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Version 2.0 posted online April 2023

Changes:
- Added 88 new rows of bird sample data to the table "algalToxin_bird_coastalAlaska.csv".
- Updated the value ranges in the metadata to include the new bird data.

Data:
One ZIP packages containing: 1) seabird specimen data (.csv), 2) fish specimen data (.csv), 3) invertebrate specimen sampling (.csv), 4) taxonomy table (.csv).

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Version 3.0 posted online June 2023

Changes:
- Added 18 new rows of bird sample data to the table "algalToxin_bird_coastalAlaska.csv".

Data:
One ZIP packages containing: 1) seabird specimen data (.csv), 2) fish specimen data (.csv), 3) invertebrate specimen sampling (.csv), 4) taxonomy table (.csv).