Station metadata

Study Extent

The study sites were Kongsfjorden (KB3), Magdalenafjorden (MAG), marginal ice zone (MIZ) and Billefjorden (BAB). The samples were taken with benthic trawls.

Sampling

The fish was collected for sampling via bottom trawl and was conducted on four different days and locations. The mean travel speed was 3 and the trawling lasted for approximately 15 minutes. The benthic trawls was a Campelen 1800 bottom trawl (mesh size 10 mm), with trawl door spread 48-52 m and opening height 4.5-5.2 m.

Method steps

1. Took benthic trawl. Sorted fish. Identified fish. Took subsamples. Dissecated and took measurements of the fish and organs.

1. Boreogadus saida
   common name: Polar cod rank: species
2. Gadus morhua
   common name: Atlantic cod rank: species
3. Clupea harengus
   common name: Atlantic herring rank: species
4. Mallotus villosus
   common name: Capelin rank: species
5. Melanogrammus aeglefinus
   common name: Haddock
6. Hippoglossoides platessoides
   common name: American plaice rank: species
7. Stichaeidae
   common name: Prickleback spp. rank: family
8. Liparis liparis
   common name: Common seasnail rank: species
9. Careproctus reinhardti
   common name: Sea tadpole rank: species
10. Cottidae
    common name: Sculpin spp. rank: family
11. Sebastes
    common name: Redfish spp. rank: genus

Stations were collected at Kongsfjorden (KB3), Magdalenafjorden (MAG), marginal ice zone (MIZ) and Billefjorden (BAB).