get_comdisc_raw_data: Extracts observer data from Database

In NOAA-EDAB/comlandr: Pulls and processes commercial fishing data from the Northeast US

Extracts observer data from Database

Description

Connects to obdbs and pulls fields from OBSPP, OBINC, ASMSPP, and ASMINC

Usage

get_comdisc_raw_data(channel, filterByYear)

Arguments

channel	an Object inherited from ROracle::Oracle. This object is used to connect to communicate with the database engine. (see dbutils::connect_to_database)
filterByYear	numeric vector. Years to be retrieved (Default = NA, pull all years)

Value

Data frame (data.table) (n x 10) Each row of the data.table represents a species record for a given tow/trip

YEAR	Year of trip/tow
MONTH	Month of trip/tow
NEGEAR	Fishing gear used on trip/tow
TONCL1	Tonnage class of the fishing vessel
NESPP3	Species code (3 charachters)
NESPP4	Species code and market code (4 characters)
AREA	Statistical area in which species was reportly caught
UTILCD	Utilization code
SPPLIVLB	live weight (landed = "n") or landed weight (landed="y") in lbs
SPPVALUE	The value of landed catch to the nearest dollar (U.S.), paid to fisherman by dealer, for a given species.

NOAA-EDAB/comlandr documentation built on March 1, 2025, 8 p.m.