Suite of functions to pull and process landings and discard data in addition to helper function to pull lookup tables
Details
Pulls data from StockEff
Pulls Herring data from state of Maine database
Defines fleet structure and assigns fleets to gear types
Define geographic areas and assigns statistical areas to geographic areas
Assigns landings to unknown gear, area, quarter/half year, size based on similar trips (based on M Palmer, 2008 Working paper)
Pulls and processes NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization) data
Uses survey data to apportion hake complex into species
Uses survey data to apportion skate complex into species
Uses observer data to estimate discards
Adjusts species value to specified date
References
Palmer, M (2008). A method to apportion landings with unknown area, month and unspecified market categories among landings with similar region and fleet characteristics Working paper
NAFO website: https://www.nafo.int