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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2019	Hamilton S, Baker GB (2019) Technical mitigation to reduce marine mammal bycatch and entanglement in commercial fishing gear: lessons learnt and future directions. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 29:223–247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-019-09550-6	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Backdown procedure and Medina panel Depredation Mitigation Device Pingers - acoustic alarms Safe handling & release Weak Hooks Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2013	Jordan LK, Mandelman JW, McComb DM, et al (2013) Linking sensory biology and fisheries bycatch reduction in elasmobranch fishes: a review with new directions for research. Conservation Physiology 1:20. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cot002	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Chemical deterrents or attractants Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents
2010	ISSF (2010) ISSF Meeting on mitigation of by-catches in the Tuna Purse seine Floating Object fisheries: Sukarrieta, Spain 24-27 Nov 2009. WCPFC, Nuku’alofa, Tonga	PS	Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Acoustic discrimination Chemical deterrents or attractants FAD design & management Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Safe handling & release
2006	Gilman E, Brothers N, McPherson G, Dalzell P (2006) A review of cetacean interactions with longline gear. J Cetacean Res Manage 8:215–223	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Depredation Mitigation Device Pingers - acoustic alarms Spatial & temporal measures Vessel-specific management
2022	Lucas S, Berggren P (2022) A systematic review of sensory deterrents for bycatch mitigation of marine megafauna. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 33:1–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-022-09736-5	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Dyed bait Illumination of gillnets Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Pingers - acoustic alarms
2007	Cox TM, Lewison RL, Zydelis R, et al (2007) Comparing Effectiveness of Experimental and Implemented Bycatch Reduction Measures: the Ideal and the Real. Conservation Biology 21:1155–1164. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00772.x	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Streamer (tori) lines Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2003	Long K J, Block BA (2003) Proceedings of the International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline Fisheries. U.S. Dep. Commerce, NOAA, Seattle, Washington	LL	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Dyed bait Fish not squid bait Soak duration Stealth fishing gear
2023	Drynan D, Baker B (2023) Technical mitigation techniques to reduce bycatch of sharks: there is no silver bullet. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-INF13, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks FAD design & management Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Monofilament / Wire Leaders Purse seine deck release devices Safe handling & release Soak duration Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
1999	Brothers NP, Cooper J, Lokkeborg S (1999) The Incidental Catch of Seabirds by Longline Fisheries: Worldwide review and technical guidelines for mitigation. FAO, Rome, Italy	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Bait caster Branchline (snood) hauler Brickle curtain Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Water cannon or fire hose
2006	Bull L (2006) A review of methodologies aimed at avoiding and/or mitigating incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries. WCPFC-SC2-2006/EB WP-5, Brasilia, Brazil	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Bait caster Brickle curtain Dyed bait Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Pingers - acoustic alarms Side-setting Spatial & temporal measures Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Water cannon or fire hose
2016	Poisson F, Crespo FA, Ellis JR, et al (2016) Technical mitigation measures for sharks and rays in fisheries for tuna and tuna-like species: turning possibility into reality. Aquat Living Resour 29:402. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2016030	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Corrodible hooks Deep / shallow setting FAD design & management Fish not squid bait Lightsticks / light attractors Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Soak duration Spatial & temporal measures Weak Hooks Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques International & National Management Schemes
2021	Sacchi J (2021) Overview of mitigation measures to reduce the incidental catch of vulnerable species in fisheries. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Studies and Reviews No. 100. FAO, Rome	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Decoys Depredation Mitigation Device Fish not squid bait Gear configuration - other Hook Shielding Devices Illumination of gillnets Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Monofilament / Wire Leaders Safe handling & release Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Smart Tuna Hook Streamer (tori) lines Underwater setting techniques Vessel-specific management Weak Hooks Management Categories Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2006	Werner T, Kraus S, Read A, Zollett E (2006) Fishing Techniques to Reduce the Bycatch of Threatened Marine Animals. Marine Technology Society Journal 40:50–68. https://doi.org/10.4031/002533206787353204	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Acoustic deterrents and attractors Artificial bait Backdown procedure and Medina panel Bait caster Chemical deterrents or attractants Circle hooks Deep / shallow setting Dyed bait Fish not squid bait Gear configuration - other Lightsticks / light attractors Line shooter Line weighting & bait sink rate Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents Management of offal discharge Night / day setting Soak duration Streamer (tori) lines Water cannon or fire hose Weak Hooks

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