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Year	Citation	Gear	Species	Technique/Category
2023	ICES (2023) ICES Stakeholder Engagement Strategy. ICES Convention, policies, and strategy	LL, PS, GN		Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	WWF (2023) WWF SC19 Position Statement. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 19th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC19-2023/NGO paper, Koror, Palau	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Shark Finning Restrictions
2023	Svarachorn T, Temple AJ, Berggren P (2023) Marine megafauna catch in Thai small-scale fisheries. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 33:1245–1262. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3989	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices
2023	Okubo A, Ishii A (2023) Pursuing sustainability? Ecosystem considerations in Japan’s fisheries governance. Marine Policy 152:105603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105603	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2023	Birdlife International (2023) Seabird Tracking Database: A platform for seabird researchers to share their tracking data with the research and conservation communities	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange Tagging Studies
2023	Gifford T, Randall P, Marlin D (eds) (2023) Addressing ALDFG in Africa: A best practice guide	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear
2023	IATTC SAC (2023) Staff recommendations to the Commission. In: IATTC - 14th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-14-14, La Jolla California USA	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques FAD design & management Safe handling & release Management Categories Data Availability and Collection E-monitoring International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning Shark Finning Restrictions Population Level Assessments Biological Parameters
2023	IOTC (2023) Resolution 23/08 on Electronic Monitoring Standards for IOTC Fisheries	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories E-monitoring International & National Management Schemes
2023	IWC Secretariat (2023) International Whaling Commission activities relevant to the assessment of cetacean bycatch in the Indian Ocean. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-25, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection Data Harmonisation Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	Gilman E, Chaloupka M, Booth H, et al (2023) Bycatch-neutral fisheries through a sequential mitigation hierarchy. Marine Policy 150:105522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105522	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Compliance Economic and Social Analysis Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	ISSF (2023) Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna. November 2023. ISSF Technical Report 2023-12, Pittsburgh, PA, USA	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes
2023	Fuentes MMPB, McMichael E, Kot CY, et al (2023) Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions. Endangered Species Research 52:303–341. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01278	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange Review and Planning
2023	Murray S, Meeuwig JJ, Thompson CDH, Mouillot D (2023) Identifying the drivers of silky shark distribution and an evaluation of protection measures. Environ Biol Fish 106:1693–1713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01437-7	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Population Level Assessments Abundance Indices Biological Parameters
2023	Cronin M (2023) Untangled Catch: Estimating Shark and Ray Capture in Tuna Fisheries to Inform Assessment and Conservation (Presentation). In: IATTC - 1st Meeting Working Group on Ecosystem & Bycatch. La Jolla California USA	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Data Availability and Collection International & National Management Schemes
2023	ACAP AC (2023) Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Advisory Committee. In: ACAP - 13th Meeting of the Advisory Committee. ACAP, Edinburgh, UK	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates International & National Management Schemes Review and Planning
2023	Argentina (2023) Regional Action Plan to reduce the interaction of seabirds with fisheries in the area of the Río de la Plata Treaty and its Maritime Front. In: ACAP - 11th Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. ACAP SBWG11 Doc 03, Edinburgh, UK	LL, PS, GN	Seabirds	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes
2023	IOTC Secretariat (2023) Review of the statistical data available for IOTC bycatch species (at August 2023). In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-07_Rev2, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Data Availability and Collection
2023	Pol M, Maravelias CD (2023) Cracking the challenges of incentivizing avoidance of unwanted catch. ICES Journal of Marine Science fsad047. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad047	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Mitigation Techniques Spatial & temporal measures Management Categories Economic and Social Analysis International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	Fitzsimmons L (2023) Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS) Update. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 19th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC19-2023/EB-IP-05, Koror, Palau	LL, PS, GN		Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	Himpson K, Dixon S, Berre TL (2023) Evaluation of sea turtle morbidity and mortality within the Indian Ocean from 12 years of data shows high prevalence of ghost net entanglement. PLOS ONE 18:e0289167. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289167	LL, PS, GN	Sea Turtles	Mitigation Techniques ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear Management Categories Bycatch Threats and Interaction Rates
2023	Kashyap S, Chandravanshi M, Meena PK, et al (2023) A Systematic Review on Challenges and Conservation Strategies for Marine Megafauna. IJECC 13:2578–2590. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92491	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	Elliott B, Tarzia M, Read AJ (2023) Cetacean bycatch management in regional fisheries management organizations: Current progress, gaps, and looking ahead. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes
2023	IATTC SAC (2023) Implementation of SAC recommendations. In: IATTC - 14th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. IATTC SAC-14-02, La Jolla California USA	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Review and Planning
2023	Tiller R, Mendenhall E (2023) And so it begins – The adoption of the ‘Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’ treaty. Marine Policy 157:105836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105836	LL, PS, GN	Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Seabirds, Sharks and Rays	Management Categories International & National Management Schemes Policy Development and Knowledge Exchange
2023	Cronin MR, Amaral JE, Jackson AM, et al (2023) Policy and transparency gaps for oceanic shark and rays in high seas tuna fisheries. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. IOTC-2023-WPEB19-INF24, La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France	LL, PS, GN	Sharks and Rays	Management Categories Fisheries Management Performance International & National Management Schemes

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