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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2020	Gilman E, Beverly S, Musyl M, Chaloupka M (2020) Commercial viability of locating pelagic longline branchline weights at the hook to reduce seabird bycatch. Endang Species Res 43:223–233. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01070	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Monofilament / Wire Leaders Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2020	Zhou C, Brothers N, Arrington-Bowder J, Jiao Y (2020) Species ranking of seabird bait-taking capability	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2020	Department of Conservation (2020) Sink rate: Mitigation measures in the commercial fishing industry. New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate
2020	Jimenez S, Frere E (2020) Best Practice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: IATTC - 11th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-11 INF Best practice seabirds, Electronic Meeting	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Streamer (tori) lines
2020	NOAA National marine Fisheries Service PIRO (2020) Seabird Interactions and Mitigation Efforts in Hawaii Longline Fisheries: 2018 Annual Report. Revised June 2020. Annual Report 22	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Side-setting Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2019	Jiménez S, Forselledo R, Domingo A (2019) Effects of best practices to reduce seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries on other threatened, protected and bycaught megafauna species. Biodivers Conserv 28:3657–3667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01842-4	LL	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Streamer (tori) lines
2019	Brothers N, Robertson G (2019) Status of branch line weighting within RFMOs as a mitigation measure in pelagic longline fisheries. In: ACAP - Ninth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG9 Doc 17, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Management Categories Compliance International & National Management Schemes
2019	Johnston JT, Barrington JH (2019) Improving safety when hauling branch lines during pelagic longline fishing operations. In: ACAP - Ninth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG9 Doc 16 Rev 1, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2019	ACAP (2019) Report of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. AC11 Doc 10, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Safe handling & release Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds - May 2019. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2019	ACAP, Birdlife International (2019) Pelagic Line-weighting Factsheet. English, Bahasa Indonesian, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Spanish.	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate
2019	ACAP (2019) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds WCPFC. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-IP-03, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia	LL, PS	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Haul mitigation Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2019	ACAP Secretariat (2019) ACAP Advice on Improving Safety when Hauling Branchlines during Pelagic Longline Fishing Operations. In: ACAP - Eleventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Underwater setting techniques
2019	Santos RC, Silva‐Costa A, Sant’Ana R, et al (2019) Improved line weighting reduces seabird bycatch without affecting fish catch in the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29:442–449. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3002	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2019	ACAP, Birdlife International (2019) Hook Shielding Factsheet. English, Bahasa Indonesian, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Spanish.	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate
2019	Jiménez S, Domingo A, Forselledo R, et al (2019) Mitigating bycatch of threatened seabirds: the effectiveness of branch line weighting in pelagic longline fisheries. Animal Conservation 22:376–385. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12472	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Streamer (tori) lines
2019	Rawlinson N, Haddy J, Williams M, et al (2019) The relative safety of weighted branchlines during simulated fly-backs (cut-offs and tear- outs). In: ACAP - Ninth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP SBWG9 Doc 15, Florianópolis, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2018	Wolfaardt A, ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group (2018) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds \| IOTC. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-26, Cape Town, South Africa	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines
2018	Birdlife International (2018) Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Factsheets / Ending Seabird Bycatch. In: Birdlife International partnership for nature and people. http://www.birdlife.org/bycatch. Accessed 5 Nov 2014	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Branchline (snood) hauler Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Side-setting Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2018	ACAP (2018) ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds - 2018. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/ EB-WP-13, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines
2018	Gilman E, Ishizaki A (eds) (2018) Report of the Workshop to Review Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Measures for Hawaii’s Pelagic Longline Fisheries: September 18-19, 2018. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Honolulu, Hawaii	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Brickle curtain Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines Vessel-specific management Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2018	Common Oceans (ABNJ) Tuna Project (2018) Report of the Workshop on WCPFC Bycatch Mitigation Problem-Solving 28-30 May 2018, Noumea, New Caledonia. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 14th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC14-2018/EB-WP-12, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL, PS	Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Safe handling & release Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality
2018	ACAP (2018) Seabird bycatch in the eastern Pacific ocean. In: IATTC - 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Bycatch. La Jolla, California	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Line weighting & bait sink rate Streamer (tori) lines
2017	ACAP (2017) ACAP Review and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - Tenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2017	Brothers N, Barrington J (2017) Elevating the status of branch line weighting in ACAP’s best practice advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longlines on seabirds. In: ACAP - Eighth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. SBWG8-Doc-15, Wellington, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate

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