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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2013	ACAP (2013) Report of Seabird Bycatch Working Group Rev 2. Includes: Annex 2 ACAP review of seabird bycatch mitigation measures for pelagic longline fisheries; Annex 3 ACAP Summary Advice for Reducing Impact of Pelagic Longlines on Seabirds. In: Seventh Meeting of the Advisory Committee, La Rochelle, France, 1-3 May. ACAP, La Rochelle, France, p 112	LL, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2021	ACAP (2021) ACAP Review of mitigation measures and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Online	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2021	ACAP (2021) ACAP Advice on Improving Safety when Hauling Branch lines during Pelagic Longline Fishing Operations. In: ACAP - Twelth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Online	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook
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
2013	ACAP (2013) Report of Seabird Working Group. La Rochelle, France	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Side-setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques
2023	ACAP (2023) ACAP Review of mitigation measures and Best Practice Advice for Reducing the Impact of Pelagic Longline Fisheries on Seabirds. In: ACAP - 13th Meeting of the Advisory Committee. Edinburgh, UK	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Lasers 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
2007	ACAP (2007) Seabird Bycatch Mitigation: Minimum Standards for Pelagic Longline Fishing and Priorities for Further Research. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 3rd Regular Session. WCPFC-SC3-EB SWG/WP-14, Honolulu, United States of America	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Line weighting & bait sink rate Management of offal discharge 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
2007	ACAP (2007) Report of the First Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Valdivia, Chile 17-18 June 2007. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Valdivia, Chile	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Dyed bait Line weighting & bait sink rate Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques International & National Management Schemes
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

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