Validate Catch per Fisher

This function validates the relationship between total catch and number of fishers. It flags cases where a single fisher reports a catch exceeding the specified maximum. When flagged, the total catch value is set to NA.

Usage

validate_fishers_catch(data = NULL, max_kg = NULL, flag_value = NULL)

Arguments

data

A data frame containing the columns:

• submission_id: Unique identifier for the submission

• no_of_fishers: Number of fishers

• total_catch_kg: Total catch in kilograms

max_kg

Numeric value specifying the maximum catch (in kg) allowed for a single fisher

flag_value

A numeric value to use as the flag for catches exceeding the maximum per fisher

Value

A data frame with columns:

• submission_id: The original submission identifier

• total_catch_kg: The original catch if valid, otherwise NA

• alert_catch: Flag value if catch per fisher exceeds maximum, otherwise NA

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
validate_fishers_catch(data, max_kg = 100, flag_value = 5)
} # }