measure: Measures

In fishstat: Global Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics

Measures

Description

Units of measurement, defined by FAO (2025).

Usage

measure

Format

Data frame containing seven columns:

measure	measure code
measure_name	measure name
short	short name
multiplier	unit multiplier
unit	unit symbol
measure_description	measure description
sws	SWS code

Details

This data frame contains the full set of 11 data records from the FishStat Units data table. Column names have been simplified to facilitate quick exploration and plotting in R.

Source

FAO (2025). Global Production. Fisheries and Aquaculture Division. Rome.

https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production

See Also

aquaculture and capture data are also available in a combined production format.

area, country, environment, measure, source, species, and status are lookup tables.

fishstat-package gives an overview of the package.

Examples

head(measure, 3)

# Aquaculture production is measured in tonnes live weight
table(aquaculture$measure)

# Capture production is measured in tonnes or number of individuals
table(capture$measure)

# When number of individuals is used, it is for mammals and reptiles
x <- merge(capture[capture$measure=="Q_no_1",], species)
aggregate(value~isscaap, x, sum)
aggregate(value~isscaap, x, sum, subset=year==2023)

# Examine one measure
print.simple.list(measure[measure$measure=="Q_tlw",])

fishstat documentation built on April 11, 2025, 5:50 p.m.