Interactions between fisheries and marine vulnerable species, in particular marine mammals, seabirds, sharks and rays, and sea turtles, represent a global conservation issue, and mitigating the impacts of these interactions is an important step to ensure the sustainability of fisheries. This literature review presents information on mitigation measures and techniques that have been developed and tested worldwide in order to address both the incidental catch of highly mobile species (marine mammals, seabirds, sharks and rays, and sea turtles)