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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2023	ACAP AC (2023) Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. In: ACAP - 13th Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP, Edinburgh, UK	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
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
2013	ACAP (2013) Report of Seabird Bycatch Working Group Rev 2. Includes: Annex 2 ACAP review of seabird bycatch mitigation measures for pelagic longline fisheries; Annex 3 ACAP Summary Advice for Reducing Impact of Pelagic Longlines on Seabirds. In: Seventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee, La Rochelle, France, 1-3 May. ACAP, La Rochelle, France, p 112	LL, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2013	ACAP (2013) ACAP Guidelines on hook removal from seabirds. In: PCSWG and SBWG Conveners, Secretariat. PaCSWG1 Doc 07, La Rochelle, France, p 4	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2012	ACAP (2012) Review of Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Measures for Pelagic Longline Fisheries. WCPFC, Busan, Republic of Korea, p 20	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Branchline (snood) hauler Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2011	ACAP (2011) AC5 Annex 7: Summary advice statement for reducing impact of pelagic longline gear on seabirds. ACAP, Guayaquil, Equador, p 6	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines
2011	ACAP (2011) AC5 Annex 6 Review of seabird bycatch mitigation measures for pelagic longline fisheries. ACAP, Guayaquil, Equador, p 12	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2013	ACAP (2013) Report of Seabird Working Group. La Rochelle, France	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2009	ACAP (2009) Mitigation measures for pelagic longline gear: a report on the work of the seabird bycatch working group, agreement on the conservation of albatrosses and petrels. ACAP	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2007	ACAP (2007) Seabird Bycatch Mitigation: Minimum Standards for Pelagic Longline Fishing and Priorities for Further Research. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 3rd Regular Session. WCPFC-SC3-EB SWG/WP-14, Honolulu, United States of America	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2014	ACAP (2014) Prioritising ACAP Conservation Actions - Update and Report to MoP5. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Punta del Este, Uruguay	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2016	ACAP (2016) 2016 ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: 9th Meeting of the ACAP Advisory Committee. La Serena, Chile	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2014	ACAP (2014) Best Practice Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Criteria and Definition. In: ACAP Eighth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. AC8 Doc 12 Rev 1, Punta del Este, Uruguay	LL, PS	Seabirds	Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2017	ACAP (2017) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - Tenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2018	ACAP (2018) The conservation status and priorities for albatrosses and large petrels distributed in the WCPFC area. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/ EB-WP-14, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes
2018	ACAP (2018) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds - 2018. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/ EB-WP-13, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines
2018	ACAP (2018) Seabird bycatch in the eastern Pacific ocean. In: IATTC - 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Bycatch. La Jolla, California	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Line weighting & bait sink rate Streamer (tori) lines
2019	ACAP (2019) Report of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. AC11 Doc 10, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Safe handling & release Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds WCPFC. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-IP-03, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds - May 2019. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2019	ACAP (2019) Hook removal from seabirds guide - Infographic	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds. In: IOTC - 15th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC 2019-WPEB15-41, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion Island	LL, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2021	ACAP (2021) ACAP Review of mitigation measures and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Online	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2021	ACAP (2021) Report of the Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. In: ACAP - Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Online	LL	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection
2021	ACAP (2021) Report of the population and conservation status working group. In: ACAP - Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP AC12 Doc 11, Online	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection Review and Planning

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