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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2023	WCPFC Secretariat (2023) Review of CMMs on Non-Target and Associated or Dependent Species in the WCPO. In: WCPFC Commission Meeting - 20th Regular Session. WCPFC20-2023-21, Rarotonga, Cook Islands		Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes
2023	IATTC SAC (2023) Recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) to the Commission. In: IATTC - 14th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-14-16, La Jolla California USA	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release Management Categories Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2023	Kot CY, DeLand SE, Harrison A-L, et al (2023) Synthesizing connectivity information from migratory marine species for area-based management. Biological Conservation 283:110142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110142	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Tagging Studies
2024	Rousseau Y, Blanchard JL, Novaglio C, et al (2024) A database of mapped global fishing activity 1950–2017. Sci Data 11:48. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02824-6	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2024	Waldo JL, Altamirano-Nieto E, Croll DA, et al (2024) Bycatch mitigation from the sky: using helicopter communication for mobulid conservation in tropical tuna fisheries. Front Mar Sci 11:. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1303324	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Data Availability and Collection

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