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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
2022	Moazzam M (2022) Bycatch of deep dwelling cetacean in gillnet fisheries of Pakistan. In: IOTC - 18th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2022-WPEB18-24, Online	GN	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Sub-surface gillnets
2020	Castro C, Waerebeek KV, Cárdenas D, Alava JJ (2020) Marine mammals used as bait for improvised fish aggregating devices in marine waters of Ecuador, eastern tropical Pacific. Endangered Species Research 41:289–302. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01015	PS	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management
2009	Kiszka J, Berggren P, Rosenbaum HC, et al (2009) Cetaceans in the southwest Indian Ocean: a review of diversity, distribution and conservation issues. SC/61/O18, p 13	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates

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