Search References | Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS)

References (scientific & technical literature) encompass seabird, sea turtle, shark & ray, & marine mammal bycatch mitigation & management in oceanic tuna & billfish fisheries (longline, purse seine & gillnet). Formats include journal articles, meeting papers, infographics, illustrated handling & identification guides, factsheets, videos, books, brochures...

Use the 'Collections' filter to find RFMO meeting papers. Narrow a search with keywords, e.g., author, terms (biodegradable, cryptic mortality, depredation, cross-taxa, sensory biology, GAMM…). SEARCH TIPS

‘Open Access’ PDFs are provided, a Google Scholar link if not. Click on 'Read More' for details on this & free/ low cost access.

Species Group

Species

Fishing Gear

Year

Collection

Keywords

Mitigation Technique

Management Categories

Population-Level Assessments

Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
1992	Weimerskirch H, Wilson R (1992) When do wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans forage? Marine Ecology Progress Series 86:297–300. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps086297	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Night / day setting Spatial & temporal measures
2017	Weimerskirch H, Filippi DP, Collet J, et al (2017) Use of radar detectors to track attendance of albatrosses at fishing vessels. Conservation Biology 32:240–245. https://doi.org/10.1111/[email protected]/(ISSN)1523-1739.ConBio-Student-Papers-VI	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Tagging Studies
2020	Weimerskirch H, Collet J, Corbeau A, et al (2020) Ocean sentinel albatrosses locate illegal vessels and provide the first estimate of the extent of nondeclared fishing. PNAS 117:3006–3014. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915499117	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Compliance Tagging Studies
2017	WCPFC Secretariat, SPC-OFP, ABNJ, ISC (2017) Progress on The WCPFC Stock Assessments and Shark Research Plan (Summary Table. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 13th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC13-2017/EB-IP-09, Rarotonga, Cook Islands	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Stock Assessments
2019	WCPFC Secretariat, SPC-OFP, ABNJ, ISC (2019) Progress on the WPCFC stock assessments and shark research plan (summary table). In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-WP-02_rev1, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning
2018	WCPFC Secretariat, SPC-OFP, ABNJ, ISC (2018) 2018 update - Progress on the WCPFC stock assessments and shark research plan (Summary table). In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/EB-WP-04, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Stock Assessments
2018	WCPFC Secretariat (2018) 4th Draft Consolidated Text for the Conservation and Management Measures for Sharks (for review by SC14). In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/EB-WP-05, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2022	WCPFC Secretariat (2022) Graphics for Best Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans (Draft). In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 18th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC18-2022/EB-IP-12, Electronic Meeting	LL, PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2017	WCPFC Secretariat (2017) Best handling practices for the safe release of mantas and mobulids. In: WCPFC Commission Meeting - 14th Regular Session. WCPFC 14 Summary Report Attachment P, Manila, Philippines	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2017	WCPFC Secretariat (2017) Request for consultation from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 13th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC13-2017/EB-IP-18, Rarotonga, Cook Islands	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2009	WCPFC SCS (2009) Guidelines for the Handling of Sea Turtles. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee Fifth Regular Session. WCPFC-SC5 GN-WP-13, Port Vila, Vanuatu	LL, PS	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2010	WCPFC (2010) WCPFC Guidelines for the Handling of Sea Turtles - Supplementary Information for CMM 2018-04	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2017	WCPFC (2017) Best Handling Practices for the Safe Release of Mantas & Mobulids - Supplement to CMM 2019-05	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Purse seine deck release devices Safe handling & release
2018	WCPFC (2018) Best Handling Practices for the Safe Release of Sharks (Other Than Whale Sharks and Mantas/Mobulids) - Supplementary Information for CMM-2022-04-2	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2023	WCPFC (2023) Best Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans (Guidelines & Graphics) - Supplements to WCPFC CMM 2011-03-02	LL, PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2017	WCPFC (2017) 2nd Meeting of the FAD Management Options Intersessional Working Group Summary Report. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 13th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC13-2017/IWG-02, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, p 38	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Review and Planning
2016	WCPFC (2016) Guidelines for the safe release of encircled whale sharks - Supplementary Information for CMM 2022-04-01	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2010	WCPFC (2010) WCPFC Guidelines for the Handling of Sea Turtles (Graphics) - Supplementary Information for CMM-2018-04	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2018	Watson RA, Tidd A (2018) Mapping nearly a century and a half of global marine fishing: 1869–2015. Marine Policy 93:171–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.04.023	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Data Harmonisation
2009	Watson JT, Essington TE, Lennert-Cody CE, Hall MA (2009) Trade-Offs in the Design of Fishery Closures: Management of Silky Shark Bycatch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery. Conservation Biology 23:626–635. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01121.x	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2005	Watson JW, Epperly SP, Shah AK, Foster DG (2005) Fishing methods to reduce sea turtle mortality associated with pelagic longlines. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 62:965–981. https://doi.org/10.1139/f05-004	LL, PS	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Fish not squid bait Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures
2017	Warner R (2017) Strengthening Governance Frameworks for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Southern Hemisphere Perspectives. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 32:607–634. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-13204064	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2013	Ward-Paige CA, Davis B, Worm B (2013) Global Population Trends and Human Use Patterns of Manta and Mobula Rays. PLOS ONE 8:e74835. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074835	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Population Level Assessments Demographic Analysis
2017	Ward-Paige CA (2017) A global overview of shark sanctuary regulations and their impact on shark fisheries. Marine Policy 82:87–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.05.004	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2018	Ward TM, Ivey A, Carroll J (2018) Code of practice for reducing accidental mortality of dolphins in purse-seine fisheries. Marine Policy 87:203–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.032	PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Backdown procedure and Medina panel Safe handling & release Management Categories Compliance

Download CSV