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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Progress made on the recommendations of WPEB18 and SC25. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2023–WPEB19–06, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning
2020	IOTC Secretariat (2020) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC - 16th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2020–WPEB16–07_Rev3, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2017	IOTC S (2017) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC - 13th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2017-WPEB13-07, San Sebastián, Spain	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection
2007	IOTC Secretariat (2007) Workshop on the Depredation in the Tuna Longline Fisheries in the Indian Ocean 2007. IOTC, Seychelles	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Gear configuration - other Pingers - acoustic alarms Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2015	IOTC Secretariat (2015) Review of Current Conservation and Management Measures Relating to Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC, Olhao, Portugal	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2020	IOTC S (2020) Report of the 16th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 16th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2020–WPEB16–R[E], Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release Management Categories At-Vessel and Post-Release Mortality Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Review of the statistical data and fishery trends for ecosystems and bycatch species \| IOTC. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-07, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance
2016	IOTC Secretariat (2016) Improving the core IOTC data management processes. In: IOTC - 12th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2016–WPEB12–08, Seychelles	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Harmonisation
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Update on the Implementation of the IOTC Regional Observer Scheme. In: IOTC - Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Electronic Monitoring Programme Standards. IOTC-2021-WGEMS01-09, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories E-monitoring
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Review of current Conservation and Management Measures relating to Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2018-WPEB14-05, Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Report of the 17th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 24th Meeting of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2021-WPEB17[AS]-RE Rev1, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category Stock Assessments
2021	IOTC S (2021) Review of the statistical data available for bycatch species. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-07, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Review of Conservation and Management Measures relevant to ecosystems and bycatch 2022. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-05, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2018	IOTC Secretariat (2018) Outcomes of the 20th Session of the Scientific Committee. In: IOTC - 14th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. Cape Town, South Africa	LL, PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Review of the statistical data available for IOTC bycatch species. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-07_Rev1, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2022	IOTC Secretariat (2022) Report of the 18th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. In: IOTC - 25th Session of the Scientific Committee. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-R, Victoria, Seychelles	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Hook Shielding Devices Illumination of gillnets Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Risk Analysis - Open Category
2021	IOTC Secretariat (2021) Review of Conservation and Management Measures relevant to ecosystems and bycatch. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-05, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2022	IOTC Secretariat & Chair (2022) Revision of the WPEB program of work (2023–2027). In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC–2022–WPEB18–09, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2021	IOTC Secretariat, IWC (2021) Proposed Letter of Intent between IOTC and IWC. In: IOTC- 17th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch (Assessment). IOTC-2021-WPEB17(AS)-INF03, Online		Marine Mammals	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2022	IOTC Secretariat, WWF Pakistan (2022) DRAFT REPORT: Developing robust multi-taxa bycatch mitigation measures for gillnets/drift nets in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-INF11, Online	GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Illumination of gillnets Sub-surface gillnets Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2021	IOTC WGEMS Chair, IOTC Secretariat (2021) Draft Terms Of Reference For The Ad-Hoc Working Group On The Development Of Electronic Monitoring Programme Standards (WGEMS). In: IOTC - Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of Electronic Monitoring Programme Standards. IOTC-2021-WGEMS01-10, Online	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories E-monitoring
2009	IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (2009) Report of the Fifth Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC, Mombasa, Kenya	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Line shooter Streamer (tori) lines Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Population Level Assessments Stock Assessments
2017	IOTC-WGFAD01 (2017) Report of the IOTC ad hoc Working Group on FADs. IOTC–2017–WGFAD01–R[E], Madrid, Spain	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2022	IPHC (2022) Report of the 1st International Workshop on Protecting Fishery Catches from Whale Depredation (WS001). IPHC–2022–WS001–R, Online	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Depredation Mitigation Device
2021	Isaza-Toro E, Selvaraj JJ, Giraldo-Lopez A, Ortíz-Ferrín OO y (2021) Fish aggregating devices in the eastern tropical Pacific marine corridor, according to the Colombian Fisheries Observer Program. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31:3311–3318. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3687	PS	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates

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