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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2012	Sullivan BJ, Kibel P, Robertson G, et al (2012) Safe Leads for safe heads: safer line weights for pelagic longline fisheries. Fisheries Research 134–136:125–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.024	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
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)
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
2016	Rollinson DP, Lee SI, Kim Y, et al (2016) Lumo Leads: a potential, new, safe line weighting technique to reduce seabird bycatch for pelagic longline fisheries. In: IOTC - 12th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2016-WPEB12-33 Rev_1, Seychelles	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2012	Robertson G, Candy SG, Hay I (2012) Branch line weighting options that reduce the risk of seabird bycatch. WCPFC, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2013	Robertson G, Candy SG, Hall S (2013) New branch line weighting regimes to reduce the risk of seabird mortality in pelagic longline fisheries without affecting fish catch. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23:885–900. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2346	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2012	Robertson G, Candy SG, Hall S (2012) New branch line weighting regimes reduce risk of seabird mortality in the Australian pelagic longline fishery without affecting fish catch. WCPFC‐SC8‐2012/EB‐WP‐09, Busan, Republic of Korea	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2014	Robertson G, Barrington J, Candy SG (2014) Recommendations concerning ACAP’s advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longlines on seabirds. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Punta del Este, Uruguay	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2013	Robertson G (2013) Improving ACAP’s advice on best practice line weighting for coastal State pelagic longline fisheries. In: Fifth Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG5 Doc 31, La Rochelle, France	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines
2013	Robertson G (2013) Lumo Leads - Addendum to SBWG5 Doc 51	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
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)
2012	Pierre, J., Goad, D. (2012) Seabird bycatch reduction in New Zealand’s inshore surface longline fishery. Department of Conservation, New Zealand	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Underwater setting techniques
2015	Pierre JP, Goad DW, Abraham ER (2015) Novel approaches to line-weighting in New Zealand’s inshore surface-longline fishery. Final Report prepared for the Department of Conservation: Conservation Services Programme project MIT2012-04	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2017	Ochi D, Katsumata N, Oshima K (2017) An at-sea trial of seabird mitigation gears including three weighted branch line specifications for tuna longline fisheries. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 13th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC13-2017/EB-IP-17, Rarotonga, Cook Islands	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2009	Melvin EF, Guy TJ, Rose B (2009) Branchline Weighting on Two Japanese Joint Venture Vessels Participating in the 2009 South African Tuna Fishery: A Preliminary Report	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines
2016	McCormack E, Rawlinson N (2016) The relative safety of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) recommended minimum specifications for the weighting of branchlines during simulated fly-backs. In: ACAP - Seventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP, Serena, Chile, p ACAP-SBWG7-Doc8	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2014	McCormack E, Papworth W (2014) Review of evidence of injuries sustained by fisheres in the course of using weighted lines in pelagic longline fisheries. ACAP Seabird Bycatch Working Group, Punta del Este, Uruguay	LL		Mitigation Techniques Double-weight branchlines Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
2015	Kim Y, Kim ZG, Lee SI, et al (2015) Updates on at-Sea trials into different line-weighting options for Korean Tuna Longline Vessels. IOTC, Bali, Indonesia	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads)
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)
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)
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
2016	Claudino dos Santos R, Silva-Costa A, Sant’Ana R, et al (2016) Comparative trials of Lumo Leads and traditional line weighting in the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery. In: ACAP - Seventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP, Serena, Chile, p ACAP-SBWG7-Doc14	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines
2016	Claudino dos Santos R, Silva-Costa A, Sant’Ana R, et al (2016) not open access version - Comparative trials of Lumo Leads and traditional line weighting in the Brazilian pelagic longline fishery. In: ACAP - Seventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP, Serena, Chile, p ACAP-SBWG7-Doc14	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Lightsticks / light attractors Line weighting & bait sink rate Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines
2017	Birdlife International, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (2017) Towards Seabird-safe Fisheries - Global Efforts & Solutions	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Hookpod Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines
2015	BirdLife International (2015) Saving Albatrosses - How to Reduce Seabird Bycatch - Tuna Longline Fisheries - English	LL	Seabirds	Mitigation Techniques Double-weight branchlines Line weighting & bait sink rate Night / day setting Sliding Leads (Lumo Leads) Streamer (tori) lines

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