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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
2006	Bull L (2006) A review of methodologies aimed at avoiding and/or mitigating incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries. WCPFC-SC2-2006/EB WP-5, Brasilia, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Bait caster Brickle curtain Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Water cannon or fire hose
2006	Melvin EF, Dietrich KS, Wainstein MD (2006) Solving Seabird Bycatch In Alaskan Fisheries: A case study in collaborative research	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Streamer (tori) lines
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
2006	Gilman EL, Dalzell P, Martin S (2006) Fleet communication to abate fisheries bycatch. Marine Policy 30:360–366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2005.06.003	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Vessel-specific management Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
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
2006	Melly P, Janhcke J (2006) Assessment of seabird bycatch in Peruvian artisanal fisheries - Final report to the British petroleum conservation programme. Pro Delphinus, Lima, Peru	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting
2006	Willock A, Lack M (2006) Follow the Leader: Learning from experience and best practice in regional fisheries management organizations. WWF International	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes
2006	Stobutzki I, Lawrence E, Bensley N, Norris W (2006) Bycatch mitigation approaches in Australia’s eastern tuna and billfish fishery: Seabirds, turtles, marine mammals, sharks, and non-target fish,. WCPFC, Manila, Philippines	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Circle hooks Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Monofilament / Wire Leaders Night / day setting Safe handling & release Streamer (tori) lines
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	Ward P, Hindmarsh S (2006) An overview of historical changes in the fishing gear and practices of pelagic longliners. In: Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. WCPFC-SC2-2006/FT WP-1, Manila, Philippines, p 31	LL	Sea Turtles, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Night / day setting Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2006	IATTC (2006) Review of Seabird Status and Incidental Catch in Eastern Pacific Ocean Fisheries. WCPFC, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes
2006	Yokota K, Kiyota M (2006) Preliminary report of side-setting experiments in a large sized longline vessel. In: Second meeting of the WCPFC Ecosystem and Bycatch SWG. Manila, 10th August. WCPFC, Manila, Philippines, p 13	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Side-setting
2006	Kellian D (2006) Technical Advice and Assistance for Peruvian Fishermen on Avoiding Seabird Bycatch: Report of a Trip to Peru to Assess Opportunities for Collaboration Between IMARPE and Southern Seabird Solutions (Peru and New Zealand)	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2006	Watson JW, Kerstetter DW (2006) Pelagic Longline Fishing Gear: A Brief History and Review of Research Efforts to Improve Selectivity. Marine Technology Society Journal 40:6–11. https://doi.org/10.4031/002533206787353259	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Corrodible hooks Safe handling & release
2006	Laich AG, Favero M, Mariano-Jelicich R, et al (2006) Environmental and operational variability affecting the mortality of Black-browed Albatrosses associated with long-liners in Argentina. EMU 106:21. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU05024	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines
2006	Melvin EF, Baker GB (2006) Summary report: seabird bycatch mitigation in pelagic longline fisheries workshop. In: Museum of Natural History, Royal Society Room, Hobart, Tasmania. Sea Grant Washington, Hobart Tasmania Australia, p 25	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Brickle curtain Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line shooter Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2006	Melvin EF, Wainstein MD (2006) Seabird avoidance measures for small Alaskan longline vessels. University of Washington, Washington Sea Grant Program. Project A/FP-7, WSG-AS 05-07	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Streamer (tori) lines
2006	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) W (2006) Information on Seabird Mitigation Measures of Other RFMOs. WCPFC, Manila, Philippines	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Branchline (snood) hauler Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Streamer (tori) lines
2006	Halpin PN, Read AJ, Best BD, et al (2006) OBIS-SEAMAP: developing a biogeographic research data commons for the ecological studies of marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 316:239–246	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures
2006	Pierre JP, Norden WS (2006) Reducing seabird bycatch in longline fisheries using a natural olfactory deterrent. Biological Conservation 130:406–415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.002	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Chemical deterrents or attractants
2007	Minami H, Yokota K, Kiyota M (2007) Examination of tori-pole configuration in middle-sized longline vessels. WCPFC SC3 2007/ EB-IP-14, Honolulu, Hawaii	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Streamer (tori) lines
2007	Doak D, Bakker V, Finkelstein M, et al (2007) Compensatory mitigation for marine bycatch will do harm, not good. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:350–351	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2007	Seco Pon JP, Gandini PA, Favero M (2007) Effect of longline configuration on seabird mortality in the Argentine semi-pelagic Kingclip Genypterus blacodes fishery. Fisheries Research 85:101–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2007.01.002	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Fish not squid bait Gear configuration - other Line weighting & bait sink rate
2007	ACAP (2007) Report of the First Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Valdivia, Chile 17-18 June 2007. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Valdivia, Chile	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Line weighting & bait sink rate Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques International & National Management Schemes
2007	Cox TM, Lewison RL, Zydelis R, et al (2007) Comparing Effectiveness of Experimental and Implemented Bycatch Reduction Measures: the Ideal and the Real. Conservation Biology 21:1155–1164. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00772.x	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Streamer (tori) lines Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques

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