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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Report of the 17th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 24th Meeting of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2021-WPEB17[AS]-RE Rev1, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category Stock Assessments
2007	IOTC Secretariat (2007) Workshop on the Depredation in the Tuna Longline Fisheries in the Indian Ocean 2007. IOTC, Seychelles	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Gear configuration - other Pingers - acoustic alarms Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2016	IOTC Secretariat (2016) Status Of Development And Implementation Of NPOA For Seabirds And Sharks, And Implementation Of The FAO Guidelines To Reduce Marine Turtle Mortality In Fishing Operations. In: IOTC - 12th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2016–WPEB12–10 Rev_1, Seychelles	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2014	IOTC Secretariat (2014) Status of development and implementation of National Plans of Action for seabirds and sharks and implementation of the FAO Guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortality in fishing operations. IOTC, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Review of the statistical data and fishery trends for ecosystems and bycatch species \| IOTC. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-07, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2020	IOTC Secretariat (2020) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC - 16th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2020–WPEB16–07_Rev3, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2015	IOTC Secretariat (2015) Draft Executive Summary: Shortfin Mako Shark - Status of the Indian Ocean shortfin mako shark (SMA: Isurus oxyrinchus). IOTC, Bali, Indonesia	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Executive summary: marine turtles. In: IOTC - 24th Meeting of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2021-SC24-ES24, Online	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes
2021	IOTC S (2021) Status of development and implementation of NPOA for seabirds and sharks, and implementation of the FAO guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortality in fishing operations. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-08_rev2, Online	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2015	IOTC Secretariat (2015) Review of Current Conservation and Management Measures Relating to Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC, Olhao, Portugal	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Status of development and implementation of National Plans Of Action for seabirds and sharks, and implementation of the FAO guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortality in fishing operations. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2023–WPEB19–08, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Update and review of the NPOA for Sharks South Africa. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-11_Rev1, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Report of the 18th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 25th Session of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-R, Victoria, Seychelles	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Illumination of gillnets Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2016	IOTC Secretariat (2016) Improving the core IOTC data management processes. In: IOTC - 12th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2016–WPEB12–08, Seychelles	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Harmonisation
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Review of current Conservation and Management Measures relating to Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-05, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2020	IOTC S (2020) Report of the 16th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 16th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2020–WPEB16–R[E], Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2015	IOTC Secretariat (2015) Draft Executive Summary: Silky Shark - Status of the Indian Ocean silky shark (FAL: Carcharhinus falciformis). IOTC, Bali, Indonesia	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Status of development and implementation of National Plans Of Action for seabirds and sharks, and implementation of the FAO guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortality in fishing operations - 2021. In: IOTC - 24th Meeting of the Scientific Committee. IOTC–2021–SC24–06 [E], Online	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2021	IOTC S (2021) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-07, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Review of Conservation and Management Measures relevant to ecosystems and bycatch 2022. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-05, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Review of current conservation and management measures relating to ecosystems and bycatch. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2011	IOTC Secretariat (2011) Outcomes of the Circle Hook Symposium. IOTC, Miami, Florida USA	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks
2017	IOTC S (2017) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC - 13th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2017-WPEB13-07, San Sebastián, Spain	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection
2015	IOTC Secretariat (2015) Draft Executive Summary: Bigeye Thresher Shark - Status of the Indian Ocean bigeye thresher shark (BTH: Alopias superciliosus). IOTC, Bali, Indonesia	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Progress made on the recommendations of WPEB18 and SC25. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2023–WPEB19–06, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning

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