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In northwestern Mediterranean fishing grounds, precipitation is linked to benthic litter delivery in Type A ports, with station choice shifting estimates from -62% to +88% per 10 mm.
- Why it matters: Rainfall can mobilize terrestrial litter into coastal waters via urban stormwater pathways, but quantitative rainfall–benthic litter links have been hard to establish, especially with river discharge confounding.
- What they did: Across nine ports (2019–2024; 236 trawl hauls), 54 meteorological station–fishing ground combinations tested precipitation windows of 2–20 weeks and assessed river discharge effects at six connected sites.
- The result: Rivers predominantly showed washout effects at five of six connected ports (-13.1% to -100% per 100 m³/s), while only Vilanova i la Geltrú had a positive river effect (+12%) alongside a strong local precipitation response (+88%).
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