Search References | Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS)

References (scientific & technical literature) 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...

Use the 'Collections' filter to find RFMO meeting papers. Narrow a search with keywords, e.g., author, terms (biodegradable, cryptic mortality, depredation, cross-taxa, sensory biology, GAMM…). SEARCH TIPS

‘Open Access’ PDFs are provided, a Google Scholar link if not. Click on 'Read More' for details on this & free/ low cost access.

Species Group

Species

Fishing Gear

Year

Collection

Keywords

Mitigation Technique

Management Categories

Population-Level Assessments

Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2004	Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, USA, WorldFish Center (eds) (2004) What can be done to restore Pacific turtle populations? the Bellagio blueprint for action on Pacific Sea turtles. WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Fish not squid bait Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2011	WWF Coral Triangle Programme (2011) Towards the Adoption of Circle Hooks to Reduce Fisheries Bycatch in the Coral Triangle Region. WWF	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Fish not squid bait Safe handling & release
2023	Yan H, Zhou C, Zhu J, et al (2023) Methods for mitigating sea turtle bycatch in longline fisheries: a meta-analysis. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-30_rev1, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2009	Yokota K, Kiyota M, Okamura H (2009) Effect of bait species and color on sea turtle bycatch and fish catch in a pelagic longline fishery. Fisheries Research 97:53–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2009.01.003	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Fish not squid bait
2006	Yokota K, Minami H, Nobetsu T (2006) Research on mitigation of the interaction of sea turtle with pelagic longline fishery in the western North Pacific. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on SEASTAR2000 and Asian Bio-logging Science (The 7th SEASTAR2000 workshop). SeaStar 2000 workshop, p 7	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Fish not squid bait Soak duration

Download CSV