Direct assessment of small pelagic fish by the PELGAS18 acoustic survey
An acoustic survey (PELGAS) is carried out every year in the Bay of Biscay in spring onboard the French research vessel Thalassa. The objective of PELGAS survey is to study the abundance and distribution of pelagic fish in the Bay of Biscay. The main target species are anchovy and sardine but they are considered in a multi-specific context and within an ecosystemic approach as they are located in the centre of pelagic ecosystem.
Duhamel Erwan, Doray Mathieu, Huret Martin, Sanchez Florence, Marie-Lepoittevin Theodore, Peltier Hélène, Autthier Matthieu (2018). Direct assessment of small pelagic fish by the PELGAS18 acoustic survey. Ref. Working Document for WGHANSA (Working Group on Southern Horse Mackerel, Anchovy and Sardine). Lisbon, 26-30 June.2018. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57653/
ICES (2018). Report of the Working Group on Southern Horse Mackerel, Anchovy and Sardine (WGHANSA), 26–30 June 2018 Lisbon, Portugal. Ref. ICES CM 2018/ACOM:17. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00465/57655/