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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
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
2017	Wild L, Thode A, Straley J, et al (2017) Field trials of an acoustic decoy to attract sperm whales away from commercial longline fishing vessels in western Gulf of Alaska. Fisheries Research 196:141–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.08.017	LL, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and 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
2013	Waples DM, Thorne LH, Hodge LEW, et al (2013) A field test of acoustic deterrent devices used to reduce interactions between bottlenose dolphins and a coastal gillnet fishery. Biological Conservation 157:163–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.07.012	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2000	Visser IN (2000) Killer whale (Orcinus orca) interactions with longline fisheries in New Zealand waters. Aquat Mamm 26:241–252	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Spatial & temporal measures
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
2020	Tulloch V, Grech A, Jonsen I, et al (2020) Cost-effective mitigation strategies to reduce bycatch threats to cetaceans identified using return-on-investment analysis. Conservation Biology 34:168–179. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13418	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2003	Trippel EA, Holy NL, Palka DL, et al (2003) Nylon Barium Sulphate Gillnet Reduces Porpoise and Seabird Mortality. Marine Mammal Sci 19:240–243. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01106.x	GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2015	Tixier P, Gasco N, Duhamel G, Guinet C (2015) Habituation to an acoustic harassment device (AHD) by killer whales depredating demersal longlines. ICES J Mar Sci 72:1673–1681. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu166	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors
2007	Swimmer Y, Wang JH (2007) 2006 Sea Turtle and Pelagic Fish Sensory Physiology Workshop. NOAA	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Decoys Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents
2006	Swimmer Y, Brill RW (2006) Sea turtle and pelagic fish sensory biology: developing techniques to reduce sea turtle bycatch in longline fisheries. US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Decoys Dyed bait Lightsticks / light attractors
2008	Southwood A, Fritsches K, Brill R, Swimmer Y (2008) Sound, chemical, and light detection in sea turtles and pelagic fishes: sensory-based approaches to bycatch reduction in longline fisheries. Endangered Species Research 5:225–238. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00097	LL	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Decoys
2009	Shapiro AD, Tougaard J, Jørgensen PB, et al (2009) Transmission loss patterns from acoustic harassment and deterrent devices do not always follow geometrical spreading predictions. Mar Mam Sci 25:53–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00243.x	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Pingers - acoustic alarms
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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