get_passive_footprint {icesVMS} | R Documentation |
Download passive fishing gear footprint
Description
Download a data.frame of presence of fishing by c-square and year for passive fishing gears (see details).
Usage
get_passive_footprint(
ecoregion,
year,
metier_level4 = NULL,
datacall = NULL,
convert2sf = FALSE
)
Arguments
ecoregion |
ICES ecoregion |
year |
which year to select |
metier_level4 |
optional gear code (metier level 4) ("FPO") |
datacall |
integer year giving which data call year to inquire about. If NULL returns the a summary of the most recent approved data. |
convert2sf |
logical, default FALSE, should an simple features object
be returned if the |
Details
Passive gears defined as all gears registered under the metier level 4 codes, FPO (fishing pots), LLS (long lines) and GNS (set gill nets), with the exclusion of metier level 5 codes within the GNS category: GNS_SPF and GNS_LPF (set gill nets targeting small and large pelagic fish).
Value
a data.frame with a WKT column for the c-square polygons
Examples
## Not run:
# requires authorization
footprint_map <- get_passive_footprint("Celtic Seas", 2021, convert2sf = TRUE)
plot(footprint_map["ecoregion"], border = FALSE)
## End(Not run)
[Package icesVMS version 1.1.4 Index]