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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2014	van Dam W, Schrijver E, Sorensen B (2014) SeaBird Saver: an innovative laser technology to reduce seabird bycatch in commercial fisheries. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Punta del Este, Uruguay	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors
2018	Virgili M, Vasapollo C, Lucchetti A (2018) Can ultraviolet illumination reduce sea turtle bycatch in Mediterranean set net fisheries? Fisheries Research 199:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.11.012	GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors
2007	Wang JH, Boles LC, Higgins B, Lohmann KJ (2007) Behavioral responses of sea turtles to lightsticks used in longline fisheries. Animal Conservation 10:176–182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00085.x	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Lightsticks / light attractors
2010	Wang JH, Fisler S, Swimmer Y (2010) Developing visual deterrents to reduce sea turtle bycatch in gill net fisheries. Marine Ecology Progress Series 408:241–250. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08577	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Decoys Lightsticks / light attractors
2013	Wang J, Barkan J, Fisler S, et al (2013) Developing ultraviolet illumination of gillnets as a method to reduce sea turtle bycatch. Biology Letters 9:20130383–20130383. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0383	GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors
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 Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait 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 Lightsticks / light attractors 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
1999	Witzell W (1999) Distribution and relative abundance of sea turtles caught incidentally by the U.S. pelagic longline fleet in the western North Atlantic Ocean, 1992-1995. Fisheries Bulletin 97:200–211	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Lightsticks / light attractors Spatial & temporal measures Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2014	WWF (2014) 2014 Smart Gear Grand Prize Winner + Runner ups - includes details on Seabird Saver and Super Polyshark	LL, PS	Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Lightsticks / light attractors
2023	Yan H, Zhou C, Zhu J, et al (2023) Methods for mitigating sea turtle bycatch in longline fisheries: a meta-analysis. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-30_rev1, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques

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