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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2015	ISSF (2015) The Ideal Purse Seine Vessel	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2022	ISSF (2022) Fact Checking Six Ideas About Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Video recording	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2020	ISSF (2020) Acoustic Discrimination - Technology to Support Selective Fishing	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic discrimination FAD design & management
2016	ISSF (2016) Mitigation of Silky Shark Bycatch in Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fisheries. In: IOTC - 12th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2016-WPEB12-39, Seychelles	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release
2024	ISSF (2024) BioFADs: New Trials and Large-Scale Deployment	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2022	ISSF (2022) Jelly FAD - A paradigm shift in Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) design. Video recording	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2020	ISSF (2020) RFMO Best Practices Snapshot - 2020: FAD Management	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2018	ISSF (2018) FAD Use, FIPs & the MSC Standard	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2024	ISSF (2024) Reducing FAD Structure Impacts on the Marine Ecosystem	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2012	ISSF (2012) Research Protocols ISSF Purse Seine Bycatch Mitigation – WCPO Research Cruise Protocols	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2023	ISSF (2023) ISSF workshop on different approaches to limit the number of FADs in the oceans. In: IATTC - 7th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on FADs. IATTC FAD07 3rd Party doc, La Jolla California USA	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2011	ISSF Scientific committee (2011) Second meeting of the Scientific Committee of the ISSF Bycatch PS project. ISSF, San Diego, California	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release
2013	Filmalter JD (2013) How to save 500,000 #sharks in the Indian Ocean	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2011	Itano D, Restrepo V (2011) Status of the Purse Seine Bycatch Mitigation Project and research cruises funded by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation with notes on the development of best practices for the live release of encircled animals. WCPFC, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants FAD design & management Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures
2012	Itano, D., Holland, K., Hampton, J. (2012) ISSF Purse Seine Bycatch Mitigation - WCPO Research Cruise Protocols. ISSF, Hawaii	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Night / day setting Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2019	Joint Tuna RFMO FAD Working Group (2019) Report of the 2nd Meeting of the Joint Tuna RFMOs Working Group on FADs. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-WP-13, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Data Harmonisation Review and Planning
2019	Joint Tuna RFMOs Working Group on FADs (2019) 2nd Meeting of the Joint Tuna RFMOs Working Group on FADs - presentation. In: IATTC - 10th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. San Diego, California, USA	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Review and Planning
2020	Jr NBP, Escalle L (2020) Updated evaluation of drifting FAD construction materials in the WCPO. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 16th Regular Session. WCPFC SC19-2020/EB-IP-03, Electronic Meeting	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2021	Justel-Rubio A, Moreno G, Murua H, et al (2021) Questions and Answers About FADs and Bycatch (Version 3). ISSF Technical Report 2021-11, Washington DC USA	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2021	Kenya (2021) Comparing different drifting FAD management options. In: IOTC - 2nd ad hoc Working Group on FADs. IOTC-2021-WGFAD02-05, Online	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2021	Kimak E (2021) The Distribution, Composition, and Management of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Masters Thesis, Nova Southeastern University	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2022	Kinyua B (2022) SFACT submission: Evidence that shows that biodegradability of FADs is achievable. In: IOTC - 3rd Ad Hoc Working Group on FADs. IOTC-2022-WGFAD03-15, Online	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear FAD design & management
2007	Kondel J, Rusin J (2007) Report of the 2nd Workshop on Bycatch Reduction in the ETP Purse-Seine Fishery. Southwest Regional Office NMFS NOAA and SW Fisheries Sceince Center, California, USA	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures
2009	Lack M, Meere F (2009) Regional Plan of Action for Sharks: Guidance for Pacific Island Countries and Territories on the Conservation and Management of Sharks	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Corrodible hooks Deep / shallow setting FAD design & management Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Monofilament / Wire Leaders Night / day setting Safe handling & release Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2017	Lennert-Cody CE, Moreno G, Restrepo V, et al (2017) A preliminary analysis of the relationship between the number of FAD deployments and the number of FAD sets for the EPO purse-seine fishery. In: IATTC - 8th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC-SAC-08-06d, La Jolla, California	PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management

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