Killer Whale Biopsy Genetic and Chemical Data from Southern Alaska, 1994 to 2016, Gulf Watch Alaska Pelagic Component

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA), Pelagic Component of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, project numbers 12120114-M, 13120114-M, 14120114-M, 15120114-M and 16120114-M. Gulf Watch Alaska is the long-term ecosystem monitoring program of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council for the marine ecosystem affected by the 1989 oil spill. This dataset is seven comma-separated values (csv) files containing chemical and lipid concentration measurements for killer whale tissue samples collected between 1998 and 2014 in Prince William Sound. Biopsy samples were obtained from individually identified whales. Samples (skin and blubber) were stored as wet frozen materials at -80° C until analyzed for their chemical tracers at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). Specifically, each biopsy sample was analyzed for their skin carbon and nitrogen stable isotope (SI) ratios, blubber fatty acids (FAs), and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).