Seasonal variation in seabird abundance and bycatch at artisanal bottom-set net fisheries in the southern Iberian Atlantic coast

Location
Portugal
Article
Seasonal variation in seabird abundance and bycatch at artisanal bottom-set net fisheries in the southern Iberian Atlantic coast
Target catch
Various
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Not assessed
Effect on bycatch species
Variation by season and gear type affected seabird species differently
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Ardenna gravis (Great shearwater)
Larus fuscus (Lesser black-backed gull)
Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged gull)
Morus bassanus (Northern gannet)
Phalacrocorax carbo (Great cormorant)
Fishing Gear
Gillnets and Entangling Nets