@incollection{fdi:010017246, title = {{T}he {PELFISH} surveys : objectives and data collection}, author = {{P}etit, {D}idier and {C}otel, {P}ascal and {N}ugroho, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}rom 1991 to 1995, twenty acoustic surveys took place in the {J}ava {S}ea and the surrounding areas in the frame of the {PELFISH} {P}roject, sponsored by the {E}uropean {U}nion, {I}ndonesia and {F}rance. {T}heir aim was to study the distribution, abundance and behaviour of the pelagic fauna, especially on the fishing grounds of the seiners. {I}t needed various operations as environmental measurements, echo-integration, {TS} measurements, school localization, light attraction and trawl samplings. {T}he scientific equipment and its adjustment, as well as the procedures of data acquisition used, are summarized (acoustic and physical measurements, samplings). {T}he spatial, diurnal and bathymetric distribution of the sampling show that the data collection can give accurate information for the prospected area. {A}bout 500 environmental stations, 1,500 {TS} stations and 20,000 density measurements give matter to constitute the basic information of a {D}ata {B}ank which may be consulted at the {RIMF} {BPPL}, {J}akarta ({INDONESIA}) or at {ORSTOM}, {M}ontpellier ({FRANCE}). ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{RESSOURCES} {HALIEUTIQUES} ; {POISSON} {MARIN} ; {ESPECE} {PELAGIQUE} ; {ACQUISITION} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {ECHOINTEGRATION} ; {TRAITEMENT} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {ECHANTILLONNAGE} ; {VARIATION} {SAISONNIERE} ; {RYTHME} {NYCTHEMERAL} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {BATHYMETRIE} ; {INDONESIE} ; {MER} {DE} {JAVA}}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of acoustics seminar {AKUSTIKAN} 2}, numero = {}, pages = {15--27}, address = {{L}uxembourg ({LUX}) ; {J}akarta ({IDN}) ; {P}aris}, publisher = {{U}nion {E}urop{\'e}enne ; {CRIFI} ; {ORSTOM}}, series = {}, year = {1997}, ISBN = {979-8186-64-8}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010017246}, }