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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2005	Dudley S, Cliff G, Zungu M, Smale M (2005) Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 10. The dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur 1818). African Journal of Marine Science 27:107–127. https://doi.org/10.2989/18142320509504072	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
2005	de Bruyn P, Dudley S, Cliff G, Smale M (2005) Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 11. The scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith). African Journal of Marine Science 27:517–528. https://doi.org/10.2989/18142320509504112	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
2001	Nishida T, Tanio M (2001) Summary of the predation surveys for the tuna longline catch in the Indian and Pacific Ocean based on the Japanese investigation cruises (1954, 1958 and 1966-81). In: IOTC Working Party on Tropical Tunas. IOTC, Seychelles, p 19	LL	Marine Mammals	Mitigation Techniques Acoustic deterrents and attractors Depredation Mitigation Device Management of offal discharge Vessel-specific management
2000	Allen BR, Cliff G (2000) Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. 9. The spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller and Henle). African Journal of Marine Science 22:	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
1995	Cliff G (1995) Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 8. The Great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell). South African Journal of Marine Science 15:105–114. https://doi.org/10.2989/025776195784156331	LL	Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters

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