This function scrapes MRIP catch data from the MRIP Query tool and saves it as an Rds. Used as a helper function to automate data pulls.
Usage
save_catch(
this_species,
this_region,
out_folder,
catch_type = "all",
this_data_type,
wait = TRUE,
return_fname = TRUE
)Arguments
- this_species
the common name of the species as it appears in the MRIP data. capitalization does not matter.
- out_folder
where to save the data
- catch_type
the type of catch to query. Can be "all" for all catch types (A, B1, B2), or "landings" for just the landings (A and B1). Default is "all".
- wait
whether to pause after saving the data. Default is TRUE.
- return_fmane
whether to return the file name of the saved data. Default is TRUE.