ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) for assistance
with the project, including sampling aboard the T Burke II survey boat
and financial support (Refs: RFT146818, RFT150321). Special thanks go to
Terence O’Carroll, Nicholas Chopin, Patricia Daly, and Joanne Gaffney.
Financial support was provided by Ireland’s European Maritime and
Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Program, co-funded by the Irish
Government and the EU, as well as from an Irish Research Council
postgraduate scholarship (Ref: GOIPG/2021/1712).