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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2013	Mangel JC, Alfaro-Shigueto J, Witt MJ, et al (2013) Using pingers to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans in Peru’s small-scale driftnet fishery. Oryx 47:595–606. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605312000658	GN	Marine Mammals, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Pingers - acoustic alarms
2015	Martin GR, Crawford R (2015) Reducing bycatch in gillnets: A sensory ecology perspective. Global Ecology and Conservation 3:28–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2014.11.004	GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors Visual alerts for gillnets - other
2010	McPherson G (2010) An overview of toothed whale depredation mitigation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. SPC Newsletter	LL, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Pingers - acoustic alarms
2010	McPherson G, Nishida T (2010) An overview of toothed whale depredation mitigation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. SPC Fisheries Newsletter 132:31–36	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Pingers - acoustic alarms
2023	Mitchell JD, Drymon JM, Vardon J, et al (2023) Shark depredation: future directions in research and management. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 33:475–499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09732-9	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Economic and Social Analysis Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange Species Identification
2020	Moan A, Skern-Mauritzen M, Vølstad JH, Bjørge A (2020) Assessing the impact of fisheries-related mortality of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) caused by incidental bycatch in the dynamic Norwegian gillnet fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaa186	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2009	Mooney TA, Pacini AF, Nachtigall PE (2009) False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) echolocation and acoustic disruption: implications for longline bycatch and depredation. Can J Zoo 87:726–733. https://doi.org/10.1139/Z09-061	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2004	Mooney TA, Nachtigall PE, Au WWL (2004) Target Strength of a Nylon Monofilament and an Acoustically Enhanced Gillnet: Predictions of Biosonar Detection Ranges. aquatic mammals 30:220–226. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.30.2.2004.220	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
1969	Myrberg Jr AA, Banner A, Richard JD (1969) Shark attraction using a video-acoustic system. Marine Biology 2:264–276	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2001	Nishida T, Tanio M (2001) Summary of the predation surveys for the tuna longline catch in the Indian and Pacific Ocean based on the Japanese investigation cruises (1954, 1958 and 1966-81). In: IOTC Working Party on Tropical Tunas. IOTC, Seychelles, p 19	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Management of offal discharge Vessel-specific management
2015	O’Connell V, Straley J, Liddle J, et al (2015) Testing a passive deterrent on longlines to reduce sperm whale depredation in the Gulf of Alaska. ICES J Mar Sci 72:1667–1672. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv014	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2020	Omeyer LCM, Doherty PD, Dolman S, et al (2020) Assessing the Effects of Banana Pingers as a Bycatch Mitigation Device for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Front Mar Sci 7:. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00285	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Pingers - acoustic alarms
2014	Pierre J (2014) Bycatch Bylines. Bycatch Bylines 2	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Lasers
2012	Piniak WED (2012) Acoustic Ecology of Sea Turtles: Implications for Conservation. PhD, Duke University	LL, PS	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2022	Poisson F, Budan P, Coudray S, et al (2022) New technologies to improve bycatch mitigation in industrial tuna fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 23:545–563. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12631	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants FAD design & management Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2023	Poisson F, Budan P, Coudray S, et al (2023) New technologies to improve bycatch mitigation in industrial tuna fisheries (WPEB19-INF15). In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-INF15, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants FAD design & management Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2016	Poisson F, Crespo FA, Ellis JR, et al (2016) Technical mitigation measures for sharks and rays in fisheries for tuna and tuna-like species: turning possibility into reality. Aquat Living Resour 29:402. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2016030	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait 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 Management of offal discharge Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures Weak Hooks Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques International & National Management Schemes
2020	Popov DV, Meshkova GD, Hristova PD, et al (2020) Pingers as Cetacean Bycatch Mitigation Measure in Bulgarian Turbot Fishery. Acta Zool Bulg 15:235–242	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Pingers - acoustic alarms
2021	Richard G, Samaran F, Guinet C, Bonnel J (2021) Settings of demersal longlines reveal acoustic cues that can inform toothed whales where and when to depredate. JASA Express Letters 1:016004. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0003191	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2023	Rosshagen F (2023) Making nets more acoustically visible. Masters Project, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2018	Ryan LA, Chapuis L, Hemmi JM, et al (2018) Effects of auditory and visual stimuli on shark feeding behaviour: the disco effect. Mar Biol 165:11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3256-0	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Lightsticks / light attractors
2021	Sacchi J (2021) Overview of mitigation measures to reduce the incidental catch of vulnerable species in fisheries. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Studies and Reviews No. 100. FAO, Rome	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Decoys Depredation Mitigation Device Fish not squid bait Gear configuration - other Hook Shielding Devices Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Vessel-specific management Weak Hooks Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2014	SaveWave (2014) Protect your catch and prevent sea bird bycatch with laser and sound. In: Savewave - sealife saving technology. http://savewave.eu/seabird-saver-EN.html. Accessed 1 Mar 2016	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors
2014	SaveWave (2014) 2014 Smart Gear Special Prize Winner: Seabird Saver - Laser System Device Reduces Bird Bycatch	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors
2013	Schakner ZA, Blumstein DT (2013) Behavioral biology of marine mammal deterrents: A review and prospectus. Biological Conservation 167:380–389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.08.024	LL, PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Pingers - acoustic alarms

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