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Pathological findings in red snapper livers collected aboard multiple R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the north central region, Gulf of Mexico from 2012-08-13 to 2017-08-01
C-IMAGE data
  • Erin Pulster, University of South Florida
  • S. Fogelson
  • Steven A. Murawski, University of South Florida
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Abstract

This dataset contains pathological findings in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) livers collected aboard the multiple Weatherbird II cruises WB1304 (2012-08-13 to 2012-08-25), WB1403 (2013-08-15 to 2013-08-30), WB1502 (2014-08-05 to 2014-08-20), WB1602 (2015-08-15 to 2015-08-30), WB1736 (2017-07-18 to 2017-08-01) in the north central region of the Gulf of Mexico, post-Deepwater Horizon. The dataset includes the identified presence of histological changes and images of the gross and histological evaluations. Formalin-fixed tissues were individually evaluated for color, texture, size, shape, and consistency. Photographs were taken with a Sony-Cybershot camera (Sony Corporation, Minato, Tokyo, Japan). At least two photographs were taken of the samples from each container. The first photo contained the label along with the tissues from the sample jar. A second photo was taken of the samples to highlight gross morphology. After a preliminary evaluation, several fish were chosen to characterize specific lesions with special stains. Special stains included Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) with and without diastase, Gram stain, Perl’s Iron, Von Kossa, and Masson’s trichrome. Microscopic examination was performed using a Nikon Eclipse 80i (Nikon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan) and photomicrographs were taken with an Accu-scope Excelis HD (Commack, NY). The cruise documentation was provided for the Weatherbird II cruises WB1304, WB1403, WB1502, WB1602, and WB1736 led by chief scientists Dr. Steven Murawski and Dr. David Hollander.

Comments

Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.

Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.

Purpose
Data were collected as part of the C-IMAGE Gulf-wide surveys in order to characterize the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on benthic species.
Keywords
  • Red Snapper,
  • pathology,
  • liver,
  • histology,
  • Lutjanus campechanus,
  • fish examination,
  • Gross and histological evaluation
UDI
R6.x805.000:0052
Date
07-00-5-8-2019
Point of Contact

Pulster, Erin
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
USA
epulster@mail.usf.edu

Funding Source
RFP-VI
Start of Data Collection
August 2012
End of Data Collection
August 2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-nmsy-tq94
Disciplines
Rights Information
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0
Citation Information
Erin Pulster, S. Fogelson and Steven A. Murawski. "Pathological findings in red snapper livers collected aboard multiple R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the north central region, Gulf of Mexico from 2012-08-13 to 2017-08-01" (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven-murawski/85/