Fishing effort by gear type and vessel
data_geartypes.RdAIS-derived dishing effort for vessels in the Gulf of Mexico during 2024
Format
## `data_geartypes` A data frame with 840 rows and 3 columns:
- vessel_id
Character - Unique vessel identifier
- geartype
Character - Type of gear
- effort_hours
Numeric - Total fishing effort, measured in hours
Source
Data were generated using the `gfwr` package https://github.com/GlobalFishingWatch/gfwr. See also Kroodsma et al. "Tracking the global footprint of fisheries." Science 359.6378 (2018): 904-908.