GAP_PRODUCTS ChangeLog (last produced on 2024-04-09) using gapindex v2.2.0 A development branch version of gapindex called [using_datatable](https://github.com/afsc-gap-products/gap_products/tree/using_datatable) uses the data.table package for many dataframe manipulations, which greatly decreased the computation time of many of the functions. There were no major changes in the calculations in this version of the gapindex package and thus the major changes listed below are not related to the gapindex package. Major changes to the GAP_PRODUCTS.* tables: - Updating ABUNDANCE_HAUL designations for AI and GOA hauls before 1991 and 1990, respectively (i.e., turning those 1980s AI/GOA hauls from 'Y' to 'N'). - Addition of deeper (> 500 m) INPFC x DEPTH subarea AREA_ID values for the GOA, as addressed in this [GitHub issue](https://github.com/afsc-gap-products/gap_products/issues/35). - First draft attempts at higher taxon aggregations (most inverts, some fish genera). These aggregations can be found in a newly created table called GAP_PRODUCTS.TAXON_GROUPS, where records with the same GROUP_CODE are now aggregated. The GROUP_CODE in this table is then transferred to the SPECIES_CODE field in GAP_PRODUCTS.CPUE/BIOMASS/SIZECOMP/AGECOMP. The GAP_PRODUCTS.TAXON_GROUPS table would be used if a user wanted to know what SPECIES_CODE values were contained in a particular taxon aggregation GROUP_CODE, or whether a SPECIES_CODE that codes for a taxonomic aggregation (e.g., Lycodapus sp. Sebastes sp.). - Removal of commercial crab species (69323, 69322, 68580, 68560, 68590) from the GAP_PRODUCTS.BIOMASS table for all regions. Initially this was done only for the Bering Sea regions. AI Region: cpue : There are 452487 new cpue records. There are 0 cpue records that were removed. There are 0 modified cpue records. biomass : There are 90480 new biomass records. There are 0 biomass records that were removed. There are 0 modified biomass records. sizecomp : There are 0 new sizecomp records. There are 0 sizecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified sizecomp records. agecomp : There are 0 new agecomp records. There are 0 agecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified agecomp records. GOA Region: cpue : There are 1171436 new cpue records. There are 0 cpue records that were removed. There are 0 modified cpue records. biomass : There are 156434 new biomass records. There are 0 biomass records that were removed. There are 0 modified biomass records. sizecomp : There are 0 new sizecomp records. There are 0 sizecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified sizecomp records. agecomp : There are 0 new agecomp records. There are 0 agecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified agecomp records. EBS Region: cpue : There are 973888 new cpue records. There are 0 cpue records that were removed. There are 0 modified cpue records. biomass : There are 70912 new biomass records. There are 0 biomass records that were removed. There are 0 modified biomass records. sizecomp : There are 410 new sizecomp records. There are 0 sizecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified sizecomp records. agecomp : There are 0 new agecomp records. There are 0 agecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified agecomp records. NBS Region: cpue : There are 30784 new cpue records. There are 0 cpue records that were removed. There are 0 modified cpue records. biomass : There are 888 new biomass records. There are 0 biomass records that were removed. There are 0 modified biomass records. sizecomp : There are 0 new sizecomp records. There are 0 sizecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified sizecomp records. agecomp : There are 0 new agecomp records. There are 0 agecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified agecomp records. BSS Region: cpue : There are 55664 new cpue records. There are 0 cpue records that were removed. There are 0 modified cpue records. biomass : There are 10829 new biomass records. There are 0 biomass records that were removed. There are 0 modified biomass records. sizecomp : There are 0 new sizecomp records. There are 0 sizecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified sizecomp records. agecomp : There are 0 new agecomp records. There are 0 agecomp records that were removed. There are 0 modified agecomp records.