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References (scientific & technical literature) in the BMIS encompass seabird, sea turtle, shark & ray, & marine mammal bycatch mitigation & management in oceanic tuna & billfish fisheries (longline, purse seine & gillnet). Formats include journal articles, meeting papers, infographics, illustrated handling & identification guides, factsheets, videos, books, brochures...

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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2023	Brothers N (2023) Procella Hook development update and heavy hook inclusion in ACAP best practice pelagic longline seabird bycatch mitigation advice. In: ACAP - 11th Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG11 Doc 15, Edinburgh, UK	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Heavy hook Line weighting & bait sink rate
2021	Brothers N (2021) In Pursuit of Procella – a Heavy Hook for Pelagic Longlines to Reduce Procellariiforme Bycatch. In: ACAP - Tenth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG10 Inf 09, Electronic Meeting	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Heavy hook Line weighting & bait sink rate
2022	Gilman E, Musyl M, Wild M, et al (2022) Investigating weighted fishing hooks for seabird bycatch mitigation. Sci Rep 12:2833. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06875-4	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Heavy hook Line weighting & bait sink rate Monofilament / Wire Leaders

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