Skate identities of the Falkland Islands July 2017

The dataset is an excel file with data on 82 specimens of 12 different species of elasmobranchs collected at 49 stations in the northern and western parts of the Falkland Islands Interim Conservation and Management Zone (FICZ) and some grid squares of the northern part of the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation Zone (FOCZ). The data were gathered during the Scientific Programme of Research Cruise ZDLT1-07-2017. Data comprises of taxonomic id of the specimens, measurements (in cm) of the size of the specimens and determination of their sex. Additionally, photographs of the specimens were taken along with tissue samples for subsequent DNA analysis for genetic identification of the specimens. Additionally it was collected also the spiral valve to study their tapeworms. Information on each specimen can be accessed at tapeworms.uconn.edu in the host database, typing "FA" in the collection code field.