akfinRead_CAS: Read a csv file from AKFIN with CAS (Catch Accounting System)...

View source: R/akfin.ReadCSVs.R

akfinRead_CASR Documentation

Read a csv file from AKFIN with CAS (Catch Accounting System) data

Description

Function to read a csv file from AKFIN with CAS (Catch Accounting System) data.

Usage

akfinRead_CAS(fn, bycatch_species_code = "BTCR", minYear = 1991)

Arguments

fn

: filename for bycatch estimates from the Catch Accounting System database

bycatch_species_code

: FMA species code (default = "BTCR", for bairdi Tanner crab)

minYear

: min fishery year to extract

Details

Valid CAS data begins in 1991 and ends in 2009 (it overlaps with the CIA database a bit). The "gear" reported here is represents gear "type" as used in the Conversion functions.

Value

tibble with columns "year","gear","area","target","num",and "wgt". Units for biomass (wgt) and number (num) are kg and one's (i.e., unscaled number of crab).


wStockhausen/tcsamFisheryDataAKFIN documentation built on Aug. 30, 2023, 12:08 p.m.