Seasonal length:weight relationships of the fish species caught by Fisheries and Oceans Canada Maritimes Region ecosystem surveys from 2001-2014 and deep water species from 2001-2017 / by Virginia R. Noble...: Fs97-13/1292E-PDF

"Fisheries and Oceans Canada Maritimes Region has conducted annual ecosystem surveys of the Scotian Shelf, Bay of Fundy, and Georges Bank since 1970. These surveys are the primary data source for monitoring trends in fish and invertebrate species distribution, abundance, and biological condition in the Maritimes Region. Since 2014, all catch and biological data are entered at sea using the Ecosystem Survey Entry software system, which was developed to aid in the automation of the data entry process. An error message is generated during data entry if the observed weight of a specimen at-length differs from the predicted weight-at-length by more than 25%. This is intended to reduce data entry errors due to typographic errors, incorrect measurement and/or units used. Fish species Length:Weight Relationships (LWR) are an important tool to aid in data collection quality control at sea. We use regression coefficients, intercept (a) and slope (b), calculated from previous years seasonal surveys to predict the weight from the length of a fish. This report presents the regression coefficients of fish species caught and measured during 2001-2014 (and 2001-2017 for deep water species) in the Maritimes Region"--Abstract, page iv.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Biological Station (St. Andrews, N.B.)
Title Seasonal length:weight relationships of the fish species caught by Fisheries and Oceans Canada Maritimes Region ecosystem surveys from 2001-2014 and deep water species from 2001-2017 / by Virginia R. Noble and Donald S. Clark.
Series title Canadian data report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5395 ; 1292
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued by: St. Andrews Biological Station.
Includes bibliographical references (page 4).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information St. Andrews, New Brunswick : Fisheries and Oceans Canada = Pêches et oceans Canada, 2019.
©2019
Author / Contributor Noble, Virginia R., author.
Clark, Donald Stuart, 1961- author.
Description 1 online resource (iv, 43 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps.
ISBN 9780660304700
Catalogue number
  • Fs97-13/1292E-PDF
Subject terms Salt water fish
Measurement
Methodology
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