Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Biological Data 2012

Fisheries and Oceans Canada provides biological data for all fish caught during the 2012 Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project expedition. The dataset includes identification, weight, multiple length measurements, liver weight, gonad weight, sex, and maturity level.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between total length, fork length, and standard length measurements for morphometric studies.
• Model fish weight based on liver weight, gonad weight, and maturity level to assess body condition.
• Examine sex and maturity level distributions across species identified during the 2012 expedition.

Strengths

• Data originates from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a government agency.
• Includes multiple standardized biological measurements per fish specimen.
• Covers a specific scientific expedition in the Beaufort Sea from 2012.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size (row count) limits statistical power assessment.
• Data is from a single year (2012), limiting temporal trend analysis.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the Beaufort Sea expedition area.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Collected during the 2012 Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project expedition.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from 2012, with metadata last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Beaufort Sea