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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2015	Auger L, Trombetta T, Sabarros PS, et al (2015) Optimal fishing time window: an approach to mitigate bycatch in longline fisheries (IOTC WPEB11-15). IOTC, Olhao, Portugal	LL	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Night / day setting Soak duration
2016	Aneesh Kumar KV, Pravin P, Khanolkar PS, et al (2016) The effect of depth of operation and soaking time on catch rates in the experimental tuna longline fisheries in Lakshadweep Sea, Indi. Iranian Jour FS 15:597–605	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Deep / shallow setting Soak duration
2010	Alfaro-Shigueto J, Mangel JC, Pajuelo M, et al (2010) Where small can have a large impact: Structure and characterization of small-scale fisheries in Peru. Fisheries Research 106:8–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2010.06.004	LL, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Soak duration Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Tagging Studies
2012	Alfaro-Shigueto JOG (2012) Ecology and Conservation of Sea Turtles in Peru. PhD, University of Exeter	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Fish not squid bait Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures
2013	Acevedo D, Báez JC, García-Barcelona S, et al (2013) Influencia del tiempo de permanencia del aparejo en el agua sobre la captura accesoria del palangre semi-pelágico. ICCAT Collect Vol Sci Papers 69:1918–1928	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Soak duration

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