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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2019	Moazzam M, Khan MF (2019) Issues related to adoption of subsurface gillnetting to reduce bycatch in Pakistan. In: IOTC - 15th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2019-WPEB15-48, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion Island	GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Sub-surface gillnets
2019	Moazzam M (2019) Species composition of elasmobranchs in the surface and subsurface gillnet operation in the Northern Arabian Sea. In: IOTC - 15th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2019-WPEB15-13, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion Island	GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Sub-surface gillnets
2019	Jr RLB, Reeves RR, Read AJ, et al (2019) Bycatch in gillnet fisheries threatens Critically Endangered small cetaceans and other aquatic megafauna. Endangered Species Research 40:285–296. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00994	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2020	FAO (2020) Report of the Expert Meeting to Develop Technical Guidelines to Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries. Rome, Italy, 17–19 September 2019. Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 1289. FAO, Rome, Italy	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Gear configuration - other Pingers - acoustic alarms Spatial & temporal measures Sub-surface gillnets Weak Hooks Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange Review and Planning
2020	Berninsone LG, Bordino P, Gnecco M, et al (2020) Switching Gillnets to Longlines: An Alternative to Mitigate the Bycatch of Franciscana Dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Argentina. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:	LL, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2021	O’Keefe CE, Cadrin SX, Glemarec G, Rouxel Y (2021) Efficacy of Time-Area Fishing Restrictions and Gear-Switching as Solutions for Reducing Seabird Bycatch in Gillnet Fisheries. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 0:1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2021.1988051	GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis Implementation & Evaluation of Mitigation Techniques
2021	Moazzam M (2021) Subsurface gillnetting: What motivated fishermen to Change. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-20, Online	GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Sub-surface gillnets Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Economic and Social Analysis
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
2021	Fader JE, Elliott BW, Read AJ (2021) The Challenges of Managing Depredation and Bycatch of Toothed Whales in Pelagic Longline Fisheries: Two U.S. Case Studies. Front Mar Sci 8:. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.618031	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Depredation Mitigation Device Gear configuration - other Safe handling & release Spatial & temporal measures Weak Hooks Management Categories Compliance International & National Management Schemes
2022	CLean Catch UK (2022) Hauling Up Solutions 2: Exploring new ways to expand the wildlife bycatch-reduction toolkit. Final Workshop Report, Plymouth, UK	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Decoys Gear configuration - other
2022	Gilman E, Chaloupka M, Benaka LR, et al (2022) Phylogeny explains capture mortality of sharks and rays in pelagic longline fisheries: a global meta-analytic synthesis. Sci Rep 12:18164. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21976-w	LL	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Gear configuration - other Safe handling & release Soak duration Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Shark Finning Restrictions Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2022	Scott M, Cardona E, Scidmore-Rossing K, et al (2022) What’s the catch? Examining optimal longline fishing gear configurations to minimize negative impacts on non-target species. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 18th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC18-2022/EB-IP-20, Electronic Meeting	LL	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Circle hooks Corrodible hooks Gear configuration - other Line weighting & bait sink rate Monofilament / Wire Leaders
2023	Choi K-S, Jo H-S, Kang M (2023) Investigation on bycatch reduction methods of marine mammals for fishing with gill net, trap, trawl, stow net and set net. J Korean Soc Fish Technol 59:279–289. https://doi.org/10.3796/KSFOT.2023.59.4.279	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Gear configuration - other Pingers - acoustic alarms Safe handling & release Visual alerts for gillnets - other Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes

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