DATRASextra


Tobias Mildenberger, Federico Maioli,
Casper Berg


DTU Aqua




tokami/DATRASextra

DATRASextra

What it is

  • A helper package for extracting, cleaning, and manipulating ICES DATRAS survey data (NE Atlantic)
  • A workflow-oriented toolbox following FishGlob and ICES standards
  • Functions to simplify working with HH, HL, CA DATRAS tables
  • Consistent utilities for quality control, standardisation, and data prep
  • Extension to the existing DTUAqua/DATRAS package

What it is not

  • Not a database or storage system
  • Not an official ICES product

  • relies on the well tested DTUAqua/DATRAS

How DATRASextra can help FishGlob

  • Replaces complex get_datras.R
  • Cleaner, consistent HH/HL/CA extraction
  • Handles ICES DATRAS quirks automatically
  • Lower maintenance load from your side

Main functions (for FishGlob)

  • clean(..., do.fishglob = TRUE) | cleanFishglob()
    Subset columns and standardize species names

  • prune(..., do.fishglob = TRUE) | pruneFishglob()
    Remove unnecessary columns

  • addSweptArea(..., do.fishglob = TRUE) | addSweptAreaFishglob()
    Impute missing swept area

  • addWeight(..., do.fishglob = TRUE) | addWeightFishglob()
    Compute weights from numbers-at-length using a & b parameters

  • formatFishglob.DATRASraw()
    Format following FishGlob standards

FishGlob +

  • Supports juvenile/adult and length-based workflows
  • Alternatives for swept area imputation put maps

Next steps

  • Include gear catchability

  • Use of a and b params from CA

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Thank You!