Beaufort Sea Marine Fishes Project (BSMFP) 2012 - Sampling Stations

From August 5th to September 3rd, 2012, Fisheries and Oceans Canada conducted a baseline survey of marine fishes and their habitats on the Canadian Beaufort Shelf and slope. 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 a variety of sampling equipment including benthic fishing trawls, plankton nets, sediment cores, and CTD and water sample profiles. A specialized CTD probe (UCTD) was deployed at an additional 30 locations while the ship was underway. Presented here is the information on the sampling locations, and the sampling gear deployed at each station.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:58 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:58 (UTC)
contact_email	andrew.majewski@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
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data_dictionary	EPSG:4326,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
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open_canada_date_published	2020-05-08 00:00:00
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title_fr	Projet de 2012 sur les poissons marins de la mer de Beaufort – Stations d'échantillonnage
update_frequency	as_needed