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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
2024	BMIS (2024) Test MS Access file	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2021	IOTC (2021) Seabird identification cards for fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean (English, Indonesian, Portuguese)	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2020	Suazo C (2020) Guía rápida aves marinas y mitigación en: Pesca de cerco Centro-Sur	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2016	ACAP Secretariat and National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries. (2016) Seabird Bycatch ID Guide - English, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2013	AFMA (2013) Seabird ID Guide for commercial fisheries in southern Australia	LL, PS	Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2013	Australian Fisheries Management Authority (2013) Seabird Bill Guide	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2007	NOAA (2007) A Fisherman’s Guide to Hawaii’s Seabirds	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2016	Pacific Community (2016) PIRFO: whales, dolphins and sea birds ID cards for Pacific Islands Regional Fisheries Observers. Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2010	NOAA Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Region (2010) Identification, Handling, and Release of Protected Species	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds	Management Categories Species Identification
2019	Otero M del M, Serena F, Gerovasileiou V (2019) Identification guide of vulnerable species incidentally caught in Mediterranean fisheries	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Species Identification
2015	Chapman L, Sharples P, Desurmont A, et al (2015) Marine species identification manual for horizontal longline fishermen Taiwanese-English 表層延繩釣漁業捕獲海洋物種辨識手冊	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Species Identification
2015	Chapman L, Sharples P, Brogan D, et al (2015) Marine species identification manual for horizontal longline fishermen = 漂流延绳钓渔民之海洋物种鉴定手册 Chinese-English	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Species Identification
2006	Chapman L, Sharples P, Brogan D, et al (2006) Marine species identification manual for horizontal longline fishermen = Manuel d’identification des espèces marines destiné aux pêcheurs à la palangre horizontale English-French	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Species Identification
2006	Cogan K (2006) Protected Species Identification Guide	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2004	King M, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Fisheries Training Section (2004) Protected marine species and the tuna longline fishery in the Pacific Islands. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Fish not squid bait Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Side-setting Underwater setting techniques

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