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Marine Animal Stranding Report: Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) MH-03-604-Mb / M-bid05
Marine Animal Stranding Report: Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) MH-03-604-Mb / M-bid05
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Location
Parson's Beach, Kennebunk, ME
United States
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Primary Data
Stranding Authority (if applicable):
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Stranding / Collection Date:
Thu, 02/10/2003
Classification:
Odontocete
Order:
Cetacea
Family:
Ziphiidae
Species Name:
Sowerby's Beaked Whale (
Mesoplodon bidens
)
Body of Water:
Atlantic Ocean
Locale Details:
Parson's Beach, Kennebunk, ME
Examiner(s)/Source
Examiner(s)/Source:
Heather Koopman
Current Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW)
Address 1:
601 South College Road
City:
Wilmington
State:
NC
Postal Code:
28403
Country:
United States
Phone:
(910) 962-7199
Email:
koopmanh@uncw.edu
Institution ID Numbers
Field ID Number 1:
MH-03-604-Mb
CSI Field Number:
M-bid05
Tag Data
Tags Present:
No
Incident Details
Group Event:
No
HI Findings:
No
First Observation
Animal Condition:
2 Fresh Dead
Live Animal Disposition
Comments:
Head flensed and right ear removed. Remaining skull frozen and ear preserved in 10% NBF to remain at WHOI. Fetus removed. Fetus and skull returned to Jim Mead 01-Dec-2003. Rt ear put back into formalin at MEEI
Level A Examination
Euthanasia:
No
Euthanising Agent:
N/A
Morphometry
Gender:
Female
Age Class:
Adult
Straight Length (cm):
440.00
Weight (kg):
850.00
Actual/Estimated:
Estimated
Carcass / Sample Disposition
Necropsy Performed:
Yes
Letter Holder(s):
Cape Cod Stranding Network (CCSN)
Prosector(s):
Katie Moore
Carcass Disposition:
Discarded
Sample Disposition:
Scientific Collection
CT/MRI/X-Ray
Modality(s):
CT
Modality(s):
MRI
Date Last Scanned:
Tue, 15/02/2005
Scan Date 2:
Fri, 03/10/2003
Requested By:
Darlene Ketten
Sample Description:
Head
Interpreter(s):
Darlene Ketten
Technician(s):
Darlene Ketten
Name on Scans:
Mesoplodon spp. / Beaked Whale
Services Requested:
CT/MRI Scanning
Services Requested:
Image Evaluation (written)
Services Requested:
Image Archiving
Format:
2D and 3D
Disk Archive Number(s):
461 B, 466, 467, 465 A/B, 615, 641 B
Items Archived:
Films
Items Archived:
Images
Assessment:
Rt ear scanned prior to histo. 15-feb-05
Tissue / Sample Distribution
Date Received:
Fri, 03/10/2003
1. Tissue:
Ear (Lt) (tympanic and periotic bones separated)
Disposition:
MRF Formalin Room 115
2. Tissue:
Spinal Cord
Disposition:
MRF Formalin Room 115
3. Tissue:
Brain
Disposition:
MRF Formalin Room 115
4. Tissue:
Ear (Rt)
Disposition:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Histology
5. Tissue:
Vertebrae
Disposition:
Smithsonian Institution
Histology
Histology A:
Periotic Bone (right)
Progress:
Other
As of Date:
Tue, 11/10/2005
Histology B:
None
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