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References (scientific & technical literature) in the BMIS encompass seabird, sea turtle, shark & ray, & marine mammal bycatch mitigation & management in oceanic tuna & billfish fisheries (longline, purse seine & gillnet). Various formats, e.g., journal articles, meeting papers, infographics, illustrated handling & identification guides, factsheets, videos, books, brochures, etc are included.

The 'Collections' filter is useful for finding RFMO meeting papers. Use keywords to narrow your search, e.g., author, species names, terms (biodegradable, cryptic mortality, depredation, indicators…).

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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2014	Birdlife International (2014) Bycatch Mitigation Fact-Sheet 12. Demersal and Pelagic Longline: Haul mitigation. English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Spanish.	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Branchline (snood) hauler Brickle curtain Management of offal discharge Water cannon or fire hose
2017	Gilman E, Musyl M (2017) Captain and Observer Perspectives on the Commercial Viability and Efficacy of Alternative Methods to Reduce Seabird Bycatch during Gear Haulback in the Hawaii-based Pelagic Longline Swordfish Fishery. In: ACAP - Eighth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG8-Doc-INF23, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Streamer (tori) lines Water cannon or fire hose Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2007	Petersen SL (2007) Development of Mitigation Measures to Reduce Seabird Mortality in Pelagic Longline Fisheries. Birdlife, Victoria, Seychelles	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Water cannon or fire hose
1999	Brothers NP, Cooper J, Lokkeborg S (1999) The Incidental Catch of Seabirds by Longline Fisheries: Worldwide review and technical guidelines for mitigation. FAO, Rome, Italy	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Artificial bait Auditory deterrents and attractors Bait caster Branchline (snood) hauler Brickle curtain Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Water cannon or fire hose
2006	Bull L (2006) A review of methodologies aimed at avoiding and/or mitigating incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries. WCPFC-SC2-2006/EB WP-5, Brasilia, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Auditory deterrents and attractors Bait caster Brickle curtain Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Water cannon or fire hose
2017	Parker GC (2017) Stocktake of measures for mitigating the incidental capture of seabirds in New Zealand commercial fisheries. Report to Southern Seabirds Solutions Trust by Parker Conservation. Dunedin	LL, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Artificial bait Auditory deterrents and attractors Bait caster Double-weight branchlines Dyed bait Gear configuration - other Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Illumination of gillnets Light Cues - attractors & deterrents Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Sub-surface gillnets Underwater setting techniques Water cannon or fire hose
2006	Werner T, Kraus S, Read A, Zollett E (2006) Fishing Techniques to Reduce the Bycatch of Threatened Marine Animals. Marine Technology Society Journal 40:50–68. https://doi.org/10.4031/002533206787353204	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Artificial bait Auditory deterrents and attractors Backdown procedure and Medina panel Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Dyed bait Fish not squid bait Gear configuration - other Light Cues - attractors & deterrents Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Soak duration Streamer (tori) lines Water cannon or fire hose Weak Hooks

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