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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2022	Lucas S, Berggren P (2022) A systematic review of sensory deterrents for bycatch mitigation of marine megafauna. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 33:1–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09736-5	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Illumination of gillnets Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Pingers - acoustic alarms
2022	IOTC Secretariat, WWF Pakistan (2022) DRAFT REPORT: Developing robust multi-taxa bycatch mitigation measures for gillnets/drift nets in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-INF11, Online	GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets Sub-surface gillnets Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2023	Sigurdsson GM (2023) Increase in bycatch rates of plunge- and surface-feeding seabirds observed while setting and hauling bottom set gillnets equipped with LED lights. Marine Ecology Progress Series 720:191–194. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14408	GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets
2024	Post S, Merkel F, Olesen M, et al (2024) Test of light emitting diodes (LED) as a possible bycatch mitigation measure in a gillnet fishery. Global Ecology and Conservation 52:e02976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02976	GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets
2024	Somerville J, Blount J, Stevens M (2024) The use of vision modelling to design bycatch reduction devices using light. Fish and Fisheries early view: https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12827	LL, GN	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors

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