2.3 - The Map

For discussion purposes, mouse, pointer, and click operations are described for the default settings. As you become more comfortable with the model, you may want to alter them to suit your needs.

Identifying Location

Identifying Fisheries and Stocks

Creating a Sub-Map

2. Place the mouse pointer at the upper left corner of the region you want to include in the sub-map.
3. Left-click and drag the mouse pointer to the lower right corner of the desired region.
4. Release the mouse button.

Returning to the Full Map

2. Move the mouse pointer so it is NOT located over a stock or fishery icon.
3. Right-click.

Automatic Stock and Fishery Information

2. Click on the Context Sensitive Help button to select it (background whitens ) to enable the automatic information system.
3. Move the mouse pointer over a stock or fishery icon so that it is selected with a black highlight. The CRiSP Harvest Manual appears in a separate window and automatically opens a description of that stock or fishery. If the window is already open, the content is updated to reflect the new request.

   At this time, not all stocks and fisheries have information datafiles.

Turning off Automatic Stock and Fishery Information

2. Click on the Context Sensitive Help button to select it (background darkens ) to disable the automatic information system.
3. Click on the close window button () in the upper right-hand corner of the information window if you want it to close the Help system.

Finding Fisheries Harvesting A Given Stock

2. Enable Stock Circles (default) by clicking on the Stock Circles button to select it (background lightens and a circle is displayed with the fish ). Disable this by clicking the button again.
3. Left-click on a stock icon. A circle is drawn around all fishery icons harvesting that stock. The diameter of the circle is proportional to the sum of the age specific harvest rates for that stock in that fishery.

   Right-click a stock icon to open an Abundance Graph for the stock.

Finding Stocks Harvested By A Given Fishery

2. Enable Fishery Circles (default) by clicking on the Fishery Circles button to select it (background lightens and a circle is displayed with the hook ). Disable this by clicking the button again.
3. Left-click on a fishery icon. A circle is drawn around all stocks harvested by that fishery. The diameter of the circle is proportional to the sum of the age specific harvest rates for that stock in that fishery.

   Right-clicking on a fishery icon opens an Abundance Index Graph for that fishery.

Closing the Map Window

Left-click on the Map button so that it appears dulled: .

Opening the Map Window

Left-click on the dulled Map button to darken it .