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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.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
2013 Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) - Fish Data	CSV		https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/74e3dbd2-1845-11ef-90aa-8b219c568296/attachments/2013%20Beaufort%20Sea%20Marine%20Fishes%20Project%20(BSMFP)%20-%20FishData.csv
Data Dictionary Fish	PDF		https://api-proxy.edh-cde.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/74e3dbd2-1845-11ef-90aa-8b219c568296/attachments/DataDictionaryFish_DictionnaireDonneesPoissons.pdf
Map of sample area	Ersi REST		https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/beaufort_sea_marine_fishes_project_BSMFP_2013_fish_identification_and_measurements/MapServer
Map of sample area	Ersi REST		https://egisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/open_data_donnees_ouvertes/beaufort_sea_marine_fishes_project_BSMFP_2013_fish_identification_and_measurements/MapServer
Basic Biological Data from Fish Caught during the Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP), August and September 2013	PDF		https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/41241381.pdf

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