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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2003	Worm B, Lotze HK, Myers RA (2003) Predator diversity hotspots in the blue ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100:9884–9888. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1333941100	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures
2024	Worm B, Orofino S, Burns ES, et al (2024) Global shark fishing mortality still rising despite widespread regulatory change. Science 383:225–230. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf8984	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Shark Finning Restrictions
2022	Wosnick N, Giareta EP, Leite RD, et al (2022) An overview on elasmobranch release as a bycatch mitigation strategy. ICES Journal of Marine Science fsac164. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac164	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Compliance Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2019	Wosnick N, Niella YV, Navas CA, et al (2019) Multispecies thermal dynamics of air-exposed ectothermic sharks and its implications for fisheries conservation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 513:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.01.002	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2019	Wosnick N, Awruch CA, Adams KR, et al (2019) Impacts of fisheries on elasmobranch reproduction: high rates of abortion and subsequent maternal mortality in the shortnose guitarfish. Animal Conservation 22:198–206. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12458	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2020	Wu F, Kindong R, Dai X, et al (2020) Aspects of the reproductive biology of two pelagic sharks in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 97:1651–1661. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14526	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
2022	Wu X-H, Hung C-Y, Tsai W-P (2022) Update on the CPUE standardization of the blue shark caught by the Taiwanese large-scale tuna longline fishery in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2022–WPEB18-19, Online	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2021	Wu X-H, Liu SYV, Wang S-P, Tsai W-P (2021) Distribution patterns and relative abundance of shortfin mako shark caught by the Taiwanese large-scale longline fishery in the Indian Ocean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 44:101691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101691	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices Biological Parameters
2021	Wu X-H, Tsai W-P (2021) Updated standardized catch rates for blue shark caught by the Taiwanese large-scale tuna longline fishery in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Data Prep). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(DP)-07, Online, p 21	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2022	Wu X-H, Tsai W-P (2022) Update on the CPUE standardization of the shortfin mako shark caught by the Taiwanese large-scale tuna longline fishery in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2022–WPEB18-20, Online	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2021	Wujdi A, Setyadji B, Fahmi Z (2021) Update on the CPUE standardization of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) caught by Indonesian tuna longline in the eastern Indian ocean. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Data Prep). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(DP)-06, Online	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2020	Wujdi A, Setyadji B, Jatmiko I, Fahmi Z (2020) Trend of catch and effort on the blue shark (Prionace glauca) as bycatch of Indonesian tuna longline fishery. In: IOTC - 16th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2020-WPEB16-21, Online, p 7	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2020	WWF (2020) Guide for Handling and Safe Release in Gillnet Fisheries	GN	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2019	WWF (2019) WWF Position Paper. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15 - NGO Paper, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
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	WWF (2023) WWF SC19 Position Statement. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 19th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC19-2023/NGO paper, Koror, Palau	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Shark Finning Restrictions
2021	WWF (2021) WWF position on the impact of fisheries on oceanic sharks and rays. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-INF04, Online		Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2015	WWF (2015) Smart Fishing Initiative - WWF Position. WCPFC SC11, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia		Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2011	WWF (2011) WWF Statement on Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs) in Tuna Fisheries. WWF	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2020	WWF International (2020) Stop Ghost Gear. Gland, Switzerland	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear
2022	WWF Pakistan (2022) Reducing shark and ray mortality in the Arabian Sea: Regional workshop on shark conservation and managment in the North Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-INF23, Online	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes
2022	WWF-Pacific (2022) Salient issues of concern on IUU fishing in the high seas surrounding the Pacific Island countries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. Suva, Fiji Islands	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Compliance International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2021	Wyborn C, Evans MC (2021) Conservation needs to break free from global priority mapping. Nat Ecol Evol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01540-x	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2021	Xia M, Carruthers T, Kindong R, et al (2021) Quantifying bycatch risk factors for the Chinese distant water fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab210	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2022	Yan Y, Cantoni E, Field C, et al (2022) Spatiotemporal modeling of bycatch data: methods and a practical guide through a case study in a Canadian Arctic fishery. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 79:148–158. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0267	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category

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