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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...

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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2017	ACAP (2017) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - Tenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2017	Brothers N (2017) A mechanised Bait Throwing Device for Longline Fisheries. Performance Assessment of a Test Machine. In: ACAP - Eighth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG8-Doc-INF31, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster
2017	Robertson G (2017) Recommended seabird bycatch research priorities for tuna fisheries operating on the high seas. In: ACAP - Eighth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG8-Doc-19, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Line weighting & bait sink rate
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds WCPFC. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-IP-03, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2019	Tsuji S (2019) Information on bait casting position against tori-line. In: ACAP - Ninth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG9 Inf 34, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Streamer (tori) lines
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds - May 2019. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques

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