FishData
Compile and harmonize catch rates from fishery-independent surveys of fish populations
Description
- Scrape and harmonize bottom trawl survey data from Alaska Fisheries Science Center and Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- Adds zeros (sampling occasions without catch of any given species) automatically
- Stores data locally to avoid excessive survey usage
- Hopefully with be moved to an rOpenSci project to ensure that code is applicable for multiple surveys, regions, and agencies
Installation Instructions
# Install and load devtools package
install.packages("devtools")
# Install package
devtools::install_github("james-thorson/FishData")Example usage
- Download 20 most-frequently encountered species in bottom trawl survey for the Eastern Bering Sea
Database = FishData::download_catch_rates( survey="EBSBTS", species_set=20 )- Download Bocaccio in hook-and-line survey for California Current
Database = FishData::download_catch_rates( survey="WCGHL", species_set="Sebastes paucispinis" )