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References (scientific & technical literature) encompass seabird, sea turtle, shark & ray, & marine mammal bycatch mitigation & management in oceanic tuna & billfish fisheries (longline, purse seine & gillnet). Formats include journal articles, meeting papers, infographics, illustrated handling & identification guides, factsheets, videos, books, brochures...

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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2021	Ballance LT, Gerrodette T, Lennert-Cody CE, et al (2021) A History of the Tuna-Dolphin Problem: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:	PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Backdown procedure and Medina panel Night / day setting Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis International & National Management Schemes
2020	Elliott B (2020) A Review of Regional Fisheries Management Organization Efforts in Addressing Cetacean Bycatch: Report to the International Whaling Commission	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes
2018	Hsu JH (2018) Effective Governance and Policy Implementation in Governing High Seas Fisheries: A Comparative Study of Three Regional Fisheries Management Organizations. PhD, Victoria University	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2017	Williams P, Smith N, Tuiloma I, Panizza A (2017) Bycatch data exchange protocol. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 13th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC13-2017/EB-IP-15, Rarotonga, Cook Islands	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Harmonisation
2017	Clarke S (2017) Southern Hemisphere porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) stock status assessment x. In: IOTC - 13th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2017-WPEB13-41-Rev 1, San Sebastián, Spain	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Stock Assessments
2016	Tremblay-Boyer L, Takeuchi Y (2016) Catch and CPUE inputs to the South Pacific blue shark stock assessment. WCPFC, Bali, Indonesia	LL	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Harmonisation Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2013	Turner J, Papworth W (2013) Review of Seabird Bycatch Data collection in tuna RFMOs. In: ACAP - Fifth Meeting of Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG5 Doc 23, La Rochelle, France	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Data Harmonisation
2008	Melvin EF, Walker N (2008) Optimizing tori line designs for pelagic tuna longline fisheries. Report of work under New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries Special Permit 355:1–18	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Streamer (tori) lines
2003	Tarasofsky RG (2003) Regional fisheries organizations and the World Trade Organization: compatibility or conflict? Traffic International, Cambridge	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Compliance International & National Management Schemes
1991	Rey JC, Munoz-Chapuli R (1991) Relation between Hook Depth and Fishing Efficiency in Surface Longline Gear. Fishery Bulletin 89:729–732	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Deep / shallow setting Night / day setting

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