Seasonal variation in seabird abundance and bycatch at artisanal bottom-set net fisheries in the southern Iberian Atlantic coast
This study utilized onboard observations and fishermen interviews to investigate seabird seasonal abundance and interactions with artisanal bottom-set net fisheries off the southern-eastern coast of mainland Portugal between 2020 and 2022. 25 species of seabirds were recorded as bycatch, with lesser black-backed and Yellow-legged gulls