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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2017	Wallis C, Barrington J (2017) Update on electronic monitoring and logbook verification in Australian Commonwealth fisheries. In: ACAP - Eighth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG8-Doc-INF09, Wellington, New Zealand	LL, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2019	Wallace B (2019) A call for collaboration between IAC and IATTC to save Eastern Pacific leatherbacks. In: IATTC - 9th Meeting of the Working Group on Bycatch. San Diego, California	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Review and Planning
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
2023	Waldo JL, Altamirano E, Croll DA, et al (2023) Exploring helicopter-vessel communication for mobulid bycatch avoidance in tropical tuna fisheries (Paper + presentation). In: IATTC - 1st Meeting Working Group on Ecosystem & Bycatch. IATTC EB-01-INF-C, La Jolla, California	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures
2022	Wain G, Maufroy A, Goujon M (2022) An update on best practices onboard French and Italian tropical tuna purse seiners of the Atlantic and Indian oceans: outcomes and ongoing projects. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-23, Online	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Data Availability and Collection E-monitoring
2023	Wain G, Maufroy A (2023) An update on best practices onboard french tropical tuna purse seiners of the Atlantic ocean. ICCAT Collect Vol Sci Papers 80:139–154	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Purse seine deck release devices Safe handling & release Management Categories Compliance Data Availability and Collection
2021	USA (2021) Draft Best Handling Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 17th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC17-2021/EB-WP-02, Electronic Meeting	LL, PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2020	TunaCons (2020) Progress of the Good Practices onboard Code for Bycatch handling and release. In: IATTC - 11th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-11 INF safe handling, Electronic Meeting	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release
2006	Swimmer Y, Arauz R, McCracken M, et al (2006) Diving behavior and delayed mortality of olive ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea after their release from longline fishing gear. Marine Ecology Progress Series 323:253–261. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps323253	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Tagging Studies
2023	Suazo CG, Frere E, Ortiz Soazo P, et al (2023) Safe seabird rescue and handling onboard purse seine fisheries. In: ACAP - 11th Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG11 Doc 14, Edinburgh, UK	PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2020	Suazo C (2020) Guía rápida aves marinas y mitigación en: Pesca de cerco Centro-Sur	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2006	Stobutzki I, Lawrence E, Bensley N, Norris W (2006) Bycatch mitigation approaches in Australia’s eastern tuna and billfish fishery: Seabirds, turtles, marine mammals, sharks, and non-target fish,. WCPFC, Manila, Philippines	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Circle hooks Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Monofilament / Wire Leaders Night / day setting Safe handling & release Streamer (tori) lines
2018	Stewart JD, Jaine FRA, Armstrong AJ, et al (2018) Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation. Front Mar Sci 5:. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00314	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection Data Harmonisation Species Identification Tagging Studies Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
2017	SPC, WCPFC (2017) Report of the Expert Workshop on Shark Post-Release Mortality Tagging Studies: Review of Best Practice and Survey Design. Wellington, New Zealand	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Tagging Studies
2005	SPC (2005) Shark Identification in Pacific Tropical Offshore Fisheries	LL, PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories Species Identification
2021	Southern Seabirds Solutions (2021) Fish Seabird Smart	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2021	Southern Seabirds Solutions (2021) Safe Seabird Release	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2007	Skomal GB (2007) Evaluating the physiological and physical consequences of capture on post-release survivorship in large pelagic fishes. Fisheries Management and Ecology 14:81–89	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2012	Serafy JE, Cooke SJ, Diaz GA, et al (2012) Circle Hooks in Commercial, Recreational, and Artisanal Fisheries: Research Status and Needs for Improved Conservation and Management. Bulletin of Marine Science 88:371–391. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2012.1038	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Safe handling & release Weak Hooks
2012	Seminoff JA, Wallace BP (eds) (2012) Sea turtles of the eastern Pacific: advances in research and conservation. University of Arizona Press, Tucson	LL, PS	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Economic and Social Analysis International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2006	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) W (2006) Information on Seabird Mitigation Measures of Other RFMOs. WCPFC, Manila, Philippines	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Branchline (snood) hauler Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Streamer (tori) lines
2009	SEAFDEC (2009) The fishing trial and demonstration to promote the use of circle hook in line fishing. SEAFDEC, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Circle hooks Safe handling & release
2014	Scott MD, Hall M (2014) Proposals for safe release of bycatches of sea turtles and manta rays. In: IATTC - 5th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-05-03c, La Jolla, California	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2014	Scientific Advisory Committee I (2014) Recommendations by the Staff for Conservation Measures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2014	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Gear configuration - other Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Safe handling & release Streamer (tori) lines Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Species Identification
2021	Schaefer K, Fuller D, Castillo-Geniz JL, et al (2021) Post-release survival of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) following capture by Mexican flag longline fishing vessels in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Research 234:105779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105779	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Tagging Studies

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