Pictures of otoliths used in an age validation study for Micromesistius australis (southern blue whiting) caught in the Falkland Islands from 1988 to 2017

More than a hundred pictures of Micromesistius australis (southern blue whiting) otolith sections that were used in an age validation study. The fish were caught by fishing vessels (Falkland flag) from 1988 to 2017.

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:55 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 1988-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2017-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2017
Lineage Otoliths were taken from the large database at the Fisheries Department of the Falkland Islands Government. In order to prepare the slides and analyse the otoliths on the microscope, the otoliths were firstly blocked in resin. Subsequently, the blocks were sectioned. Finally, pictures were taken of the sections using an Olympus DP70 camera on an Olympus BX51 microscope.
West Longitude 193477.39
South Latitude 3768086.62
East Longitude 822853.65
North Latitude 4710899.63
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted to government departments
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: Falkland Islands GovernmentFisheries Department, SAERI and cite the publication (add publication when ready)
Data Format jpeg
Update Frequency one off
Accuracy high
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-10-04
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-425

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