ReadInBiomass.EWC.fn: Read in the csv file of biomass observations

In nwfscSurveyCode: What the package does (short line)

Description

Read in the csv file of biomass observations from the Early West Coast surveys. Omit foreign hauls and filter by species, if desired.

Usage

ReadInBiomass.EWC.fn(dataFile, directory, species = c(NA), removeCAN =
T, verbose = F, foreignfile="foreign_hauls.csv")

Arguments

dataFile	The name of the csv data file.
directory	Directory where the data file is.
species	A vector of species codes. Default NA.
removeCAN	Logical indicating whether or not to remove tows that occurred in Canadian waters. Default TRUE.
verbose	Logical indicating whether to provide additional messages to the screen. Default FALSE.
foreignfile	Name of CSV file containing information on hauls in Canada. Default "foreign_hauls.csv".

Value

Returns a dataframe with area swept (areaFished) and catch-per-area calculated (kgPerKm2).

Author(s)

Allan Hicks

nwfscSurveyCode documentation built on May 2, 2019, 5:27 p.m.