Bycatch is a major cause of seabird mortality, yet most studies focus on industrial fisheries, with limited knowledge on artisanal fisheries. This study investigates the seasonal abundance of seabirds off the southern-eastern coast of mainland Portugal, their attendance at artisanal bottom-set net fisheries, and observed bycatch, using onboard observations and fishermen interviews. From March 2020 to November 2...
Las aguas portuguesas son un corredor migratorio vital para las aves marinas europeas. Los conteos desde la costa pueden monitorizar poblaciones globales y locales de aves marinas, así como estudiar sus tendencias a largo plazo. Hemos empleado el TRIM (Tendencias e Índices para Monitorear Datos) y los Modelos General Aditivos (GAM) en diez años de un conjunto de datos de ciencia ciudadana de conteos de aves mar...
Aim: Apical pelagic species forage in predictable habitats, and their movements should signal biologically and ecologically significant areas of the marine ecosystem. Several countries are now engaged in identifying these areas based on animal tracking, but this is often limited to a few individuals from one breeding population, which may result in biased portrayals of the key marine habitats. To help identify ...