@inproceedings{fdi:26665, title = {{I}nfluence of fish behaviour on fish stock abundance estimations}, author = {{F}r{\'e}on, {P}ierre and {G}erlotto, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} new methodolgy is proposed for studying fish school behaviour, allowing to quantify its influence on stock abundance estimations. {O}bservations are collected in open sea or inside a large net set in shallow waters. {P}reliminary results concerning fish reactions show a modification of the school structure under a research vessel using acoustic devices for abundance measurements. {T}he school structure, even when the fish is not disturbed, shows an irregular density distribution in opposition to the common belief. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{POISSON} ; {ETHOLOGIE} ; {STRUCTURE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {ESTIMATION} {DE} {STOCK} ; {BANC}}, numero = {}, pages = {7 multigr.}, booktitle = {}, year = {1988}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:26665}, }