Database of the Distributions of Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada

James Reist; Brian Coad; Noel Alfonso; Chantelle Sawatzky

doi:10.15468/7jfauq

Database of the Distributions of Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada

Citation

Data published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Museum of Nature in 2019. https://doi.org/10.15468/7jfauq accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-19.

Description

This dataset contains point distribution occurrences for fish species found in marine waters of Arctic Canada. It was used to create the distribution maps in the book Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada, edited by B.W. Coad and J.D. Reist (2018) and the DFO Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Distributional Records for Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada (Alfonso et al. 2018). The database includes literature (Coad and Reist 2016) and museum records, anecdotal reports, personal communications and data from fisheries surveys and exploratory cruises. Development of the database began in 1998 and data entry ceased in 2016, although the database will be updated periodically. Consult the book (Coad and Reist 2018) and the Data Report (Alfonso et al. 2018) for further details in regards to the specific sources for each data point by species especially those from sources other than published literature. References: Alfonso, N.R., Coad, B.W., Sawatzky, C.D., and Reist, J.D. 2018. Distributional records for marine fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1287: xxii + 295 p. Coad, B.W., and Reist, J.D. 2016. Bibliography on the marine fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3101: v + 509 p. Coad, B.W., and Reist, J.D. (Editors). 2018. Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. Canadian Museum of Nature and University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON. xiii + 618 p.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Canadian Arctic marine waters: SW: -141.32 51.06 NE: -57.91 85.8 Location Keywords: Arctic Canada, Northern Canada, Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

James Reist
originator
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Brian Coad
originator
Canadian Museum of Nature

Noel Alfonso
originator
Canadian Museum of Nature

Chantelle Sawatzky
originator
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Hólmgrímur Helgason
metadata author
position: Data Manager
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
Borgir, Nordurslod
Akureyri
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Telephone: +3544623357
email: hoddi@caff.is
homepage: http://https:www.caff.is

Hólmgrímur Helgason
user
email: hoddi@caff.is

Chantelle Sawatzky
administrative point of contact
position: Data Provider
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
501 University Crescent
Winnipeg
MB R3T 2N6
Telephone: (204) 983-5286
email: Chantelle.Sawatzky@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
homepage: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index-eng.htm