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References (scientific & technical literature) encompass seabird, sea turtle, shark & ray, & marine mammal bycatch mitigation & management in oceanic tuna & billfish fisheries (longline, purse seine & gillnet). Formats include journal articles, meeting papers, infographics, illustrated handling & identification guides, factsheets, videos, books, brochures...

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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2020	Tulloch V, Grech A, Jonsen I, et al (2020) Cost-effective mitigation strategies to reduce bycatch threats to cetaceans identified using return-on-investment analysis. Conservation Biology 34:168–179. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13418	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis
2019	Valdivia A, Wolf S, Suckling K (2019) Marine mammals and sea turtles listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are recovering. PLOS ONE 14:e0210164. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210164	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2013	Westmeyer M (2013) SFP Best Practices Report: Minimizing and managing the impacts of fisheries on bycatch of protected, endangered, and threatened species. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, Honolulu, Hawaii	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Fisheries Management Performance
2021	Womersley F, Hancock J, Perry CT, Rowat D (2021) Wound-healing capabilities of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and implications for conservation management. Conservation Physiology 9:. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa120	PS	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Safe handling & release
2017	Zainudin IM, Patria MP, Rahardjo P, et al (2017) Bycatch of sharks, marine mammals and seabirds in Indonesian Tuna Longline Fishery. 1 18:1179–1189	LL	Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Deep / shallow setting Night / day setting Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices

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