Stomach contents of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) from the central Arctic Ocean

• Main Authors: Schaafsma, Fokje L, Flores, Hauke, David, Carmen Lucia, Castellani, Giulia, Sakinan, Serdar, Hildebrandt, Nicole, Klasmeier, Apasiri, Schmidt, Katrin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2024
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; ARK-XXIX/1; TRANSSIZ; ARK-XXVII/3; ARK-XXXI/1.2; BEAST; Boreogadus saida; Central Arctic Ocean; Comment; Counts; Event label; FISHS; Fish sampling; Item; microscopy; MOSAiC; MOSAiC20192020; Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate; Polarstern; PS106_50-5; PS106_67-5; PS106_70-1; PS106/2; PS106.2; PS122; PS122/1; PS122/1_10-113; PS122/4; PS122/4_48-279; PS122/4_49-128; PS122/5; PS122/5_59-265; PS122/5_59-50; PS122/5_60-126; PS122/5_60-19; PS80; PS80/216-1; PS80/223-1; PS80/248-1; PS80/258-1; PS80/276-1; PS80/285-1; PS80/321-1; PS80/331-1; PS80/345-1; PS80/358-1; PS80/376-1; PS80 IceArc; PS92; PS92/031-1; Arctic; polar cod; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.956710; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956710

This file contains stomach content data from polar cod (Boreogadus saida) caught from underneath the sea ice of the central Arctic Ocean during spring and summer. The fish were collected during Polarstern expeditions PS80 (2012), PS92 (2015), PS106.2 (2017) and PS122 (2019/2020). The data was collected to gain knowledge on the diet of polar cod and the ice-associated food web of the central Arctic. The stomach contents of 86 individuals were analysed using a Discovery V8 stereomicroscope (Zeiss, Germany). All recognizable food items were counted and are listed in this dataset.