Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) 2012 - Fish identification and measurements

Basic biological data for all fish caught during the 2012 BSMFP expedition. Includes identification, weight, length (total, fork, and, standard), liver weight, gonad weight, sex and maturity level.

Date ( RI_366 ): 2012-08-05

Date ( RI_367 ): 2020-05-27

RI_412

Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Kevin Jacobs ( Physical Scientist (Data) )

501 University Cres , Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 2N6 , Canada

RI_409

Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Mark Ouellette ( Data Manager )

501 University Cres , Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 2N6 , Canada

204-984-2187

RI_415

Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Andrew Majewski ( Research Biologist )

501 University Cres , Winnipeg , Manitoba , R3T 2N6 , Canada

204-983-5199

Purpose: From August 5th to September 3rd, 2012, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their habitats in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea as part of the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment called the Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP). Sampling was conducted from the F/V Frosti at 28 stations along four transects. Standardized sampling was conducted at pre-determined depth stations (20-40, 75, 200, 350, 500, 750, and 1000 m) using benthic trawling nets. The BSMFP is the first research project to use large research trawls to assess the biodiversity and abundance of offshore marine fishes in this area. In total, 40 species of fish were caught, four of which were new occurrences to Canadian fish fauna and eight of which were new occurrences in the Canadian Beaufort Sea.

Status: completed; complété RI_593

Maintenance and update frequency: asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540

uncontrolled vocabulary; user-specified vocabulaire libre; spécifié par l'utilisateur ( RI_528 )

Beam Trawls
Field Surveys
Myoxocephalus sp
Pleuronectidae

NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Version 6.0.0.0.0 NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Version 6.0.0.0.0 ( RI_528 )

Earth Science
Animals/Vertebrates
Fish
Lampreys/Hagfishes
Ray-finned Fishes
Anchovies/Herrings
Cods/Haddocks
Flounders
Perch-like Fishes
Salmons/Trouts
Sharks/Rays/Chimaeras
Aquatic Ecosystems
Benthic Habitat
Demersal Habitat
Marine Habitat
Pelagic Habitat
Community Structure
Food-web Dynamics
Oceans
Aquatic Sciences
Trawl

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Système d'information taxonomique intégré (SITI) ( RI_528 )

Actinopterygii
Amblyraja radiata
Artediellus atlanticus
Clupeidae
Clupeiformes
Cottidae
Cyclopteridae
Cyclopterus lumpus
Echinodermata
Gadidae
Gadiformes
Gadus ogac
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Icelus spatula
Mallotus villosus
Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Osmeridae
Osmeriformes
Perciformes
Petromyzontidae
Petromyzontiformes
Pleuronectiformes
Rajiformes
Scorpaeniformes
Squaliformes

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )

Animal populations
Aquatic animals
Aquatic ecosystems
Aquatic wildlife
Arctic
Arctic ecosystems
Collaborative research
Biological diversity
Biology
Ecology
Ecosystems
Environment
Fish
Marine biology
Ichthyology
Northern Canada
Offshore area
Research
Zoology
Scientific research

DFO Areas Zones du MPO ( RI_525 )

Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea

Use limitation: Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access constraints: license; licence RI_606

Use constraints: license; licence RI_606

Use limitation: none

Classification: unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484

Spatial representation type: vector; vecteur RI_635

Metadata language: eng; CAN

Character set: utf8; utf8 RI_458

Topic category

Biota
Oceans

Begin date: 2012-08-05

End date: 2012-09-03

Description: Southern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf

Supplemental Information: PARAMETERS COLLECTED:

family

species

weight

total length

fork length

standard length

liver weight

gonad weight

sex

maturity

SAMPLING METHODS:

Various trawl types.