Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) 2013 - Fish identification and measurements

PURPOSE:

From August 2nd to September 9th, 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their habitats in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf as part of the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) called the Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP). Sampling was conducted from the F/V Frosti at 53 stations along 8 transects. Standardized sampling was conducted using benthic trawling nets. The BSMFP is the first research project to use a large research trawls to assess the biodiversity and abundance of offshore marine fishes in this area. In total, 48 species of fish were caught, one of which was a new occurrence in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, Lycodes lavalaei.

DESCRIPTION:

Basic biological data for all fish caught during the 2013 BSMFP expedition. Includes identification, weight, length (total, fork, and, standard), liver weight, gonad weight, sex and maturity level.

PARAMETERS COLLECTED:

family

species

weight

total length

fork length

standard length

liver weight

gonad weight

sex

maturity

SAMPLING METHODS:

Various trawl types.

Datasets available for download

• Basic Biological Data from Fish Caught during...PDF
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• Actinopterygii
• Amblyraja radiata
• AnchoviesHerrings
• Animal populations
• AnimalsVertebrates
• Aquatic Ecosystems
• Aquatic Sciences
• Aquatic animals
• Aquatic ecosystems
• Aquatic wildlife
• Arctic
• Arctic Ocean
• Arctic ecosystems
• Artediellus atlanticus
• Beam Trawls
• Beaufort Sea
• Benthic Habitat
• Biological diversity
• Biology
• Clupeidae
• Clupeiformes
• CodsHaddocks
• Collaborative research
• Community Structure
• Cottidae
• Cyclopteridae
• Cyclopterus lumpus
• Demersal Habitat
• Earth Science
• Echinodermata
• Ecology
• Ecosystems
• Environment
• Field Surveys
• Fish
• Flounders
• Food-web Dynamics
• Gadidae
• Gadiformes
• Gadus ogac
• Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
• Icelus spatula
• Ichthyology
• LampreysHagfishes
• Mallotus villosus
• Marine Habitat
• Marine biology
• Myoxocephalus quadricornis
• Myoxocephalus sp
• Nature and Environment
• Northern Canada
• Oceans
• Offshore area
• Osmeridae
• Osmeriformes
• Pelagic Habitat
• Perch-like Fishes
• Perciformes
• Petromyzontidae
• Petromyzontiformes
• Pleuronectidae
• Pleuronectiformes
• Rajiformes
• Ray-finned Fishes
• Research
• SalmonsTrouts
• Science and Technology
• Scientific research
• Scorpaeniformes
• SharksRaysChimaeras
• Squaliformes
• Trawl
• Zoology

Additional Info

• Maturity Level 1 (54%)
• Maturity Level 2 (38%)
• Maturity Level 3 (0%)
• Maturity Level 4 (0%)
• Maturity Level 5 (0%)
• Maturity Level 6 (0%)

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Last Updated	October 20, 2025, 02:41 (UTC)
Created	October 20, 2025, 02:41 (UTC)
Domain / Topic Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.	Biota, Oceans
Title Title for the Dataset.	Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) 2013 - Fish identification and measurements
Description A description of the dataset.	PURPOSE: From August 2nd to September 9th, 2013, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their habitats in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf as part of the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) called the Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP). Sampling was conducted from the F/V Frosti at 53 stations along 8 transects. Standardized sampling was conducted using benthic trawling nets. The BSMFP is the first research project to use a large research trawls to assess the biodiversity and abundance of offshore marine fishes in this area. In total, 48 species of fish were caught, one of which was a new occurrence in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, Lycodes lavalaei. DESCRIPTION: Basic biological data for all fish caught during the 2013 BSMFP expedition. Includes identification, weight, length (total, fork, and, standard), liver weight, gonad weight, sex and maturity level. PARAMETERS COLLECTED: family species weight total length fork length standard length liver weight gonad weight sex maturity SAMPLING METHODS: Various trawl types.
Tags / Keywords Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.	Actinopterygii Amblyraja radiata AnchoviesHerrings Animal populations AnimalsVertebrates Aquatic Ecosystems Aquatic Sciences Aquatic animals Aquatic ecosystems Aquatic wildlife Arctic Arctic Ocean Arctic ecosystems Artediellus atlanticus Beam Trawls Beaufort Sea Benthic Habitat Biological diversity Biology Clupeidae Clupeiformes CodsHaddocks Collaborative research Community Structure Cottidae Cyclopteridae Cyclopterus lumpus Demersal Habitat Earth Science Echinodermata Ecology Ecosystems Environment Field Surveys Fish Flounders Food-web Dynamics Gadidae Gadiformes Gadus ogac Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Icelus spatula Ichthyology LampreysHagfishes Mallotus villosus Marine Habitat Marine biology Myoxocephalus quadricornis Myoxocephalus sp Nature and Environment Northern Canada Oceans Offshore area Osmeridae Osmeriformes Pelagic Habitat Perch-like Fishes Perciformes Petromyzontidae Petromyzontiformes Pleuronectidae Pleuronectiformes Rajiformes Ray-finned Fishes Research SalmonsTrouts Science and Technology Scientific research Scorpaeniformes SharksRaysChimaeras Squaliformes Trawl Zoology
Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc) File format of the dataset.
Dataset Size Dataset size in megabytes.
Metadata Identifier Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
Published Date Published date of the dataset.	2024-05-23
Time Period Data Span (start date) Start date of the data in the dataset.
Time Period Data Span (end date) End date of time data in the dataset.
GeoSpatial Area Data Span A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.

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Access category Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
License License used to access the dataset.	Open Government Licence - Canada
Limits on use Limits on use of data.
Location Location of the dataset.	https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/74e3dbd2-1845-11ef-90aa-8b219c568296
Data Service Data service for accessing a dataset.
Owner Owner of the dataset.	Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Contact Point Who to contact regarding access?	Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 204-599-8452, [email protected]
Contact Point Email The email to contact regarding access?
Publisher Publisher of the dataset.
Publisher Email Email of the publisher.	[email protected]
Author Author of the dataset.
Author Email Email of the author.
Accessed At Date the data and metadata was accessed.

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Contains Indigenous Data Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
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Source Source of the dataset.	None
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Indigenous Community Permission Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
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The Indigenous communities the dataset is about Indigenous communities from which data is derived.

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