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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2013	IOTC Secretariat (2013) Status of Development and Implementation of National Plans of Action for Seabirds and Sharks. IOTC, La Reunion, France	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
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
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
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Report of the 3rd Session of the IOTC Ad-hoc Working Group on the Development of Electronic Monitoring Programme Standards. In: IOTC-3rd Working Group on Electronic Monitoring Standards. Online	LL, PS, GN		Management Categories E-monitoring
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
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Review of the statistical data available for IOTC bycatch species (at August 2023). In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-07_Rev2, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Update on the Implementation of the IOTC Regional Observer Scheme. In: IOTC - Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Electronic Monitoring Programme Standards. IOTC-2021-WGEMS01-09, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories E-monitoring
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Executive Summaries for seven shark species. In: IOTC - 24th Meeting of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2021-SC24-Executive summaries-sharks, Online	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Population Level Assessments Stock Assessments
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Outcomes of the 20th Session of the Scientific Committee. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
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
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Review of data on Fish Aggregating Devices. In: IOTC - 3rd Ad Hoc Working Group on FADs. IOTC-2022-WGFAD03-03_Rev2, Online	PS		Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
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: 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
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) Status of development and implementation of NPOAs for seabirds and sharks and implementation of the FAO guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortaliity in fishing operations \| IOTC. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2018–WPEB14–09, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
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
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
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: 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
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
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Silky shark synopsis. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Data Prep). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(DP)-INF04, Online	PS	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Review of the statistical data available for IOTC bycatch species. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-07_Rev1, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection

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