Whitefish Size Variation in Lake Oulujärvi Catches 1972-2017

Whitefish Size Variation in Lake Oulujärvi Catches 1972-2017

Description

The dataset contains measures for annual age-specific length and mass variation (mean, standard deviation, sample size) of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) individuals (N = 50,600) in catches from Lake Oulujärvi. The whitefish have been caught as a part of a routine monitoring program for the fisheries compensation measures. The size measurements and scale sampling for individual age determination have been taken by local bookkeeping fishermen from their gillnet, fykenet or seine net catches.
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Year of publication

2024

Authors

Laura Härkönen - Creator

Pekka Hyvärinen - Creator

Other information

Fields of science

Environmental sciences; Ecology, evolutionary biology

Language

English

Open access

Open

License

License Not Specified

Keywords

Kalastus, whitefish, Siika, Fisheries, Body mass, paino, pituus, Total length

Subject headings

Coregonus lavaretus, fishing, length, weight
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