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Use weakened fishing gear Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use sinking lines instead of floating lines Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use passive listening devices to detect mammals and prompt fishing vessels to move away Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use noise aversive conditioning to deter mammals from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use different bait species for fishing that are less attractive to mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use catch and hook protection devices on fishing gear Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use bindings to keep trawl nets closed until they have sunk below the water surface Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use an electric current to deter mammals from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use acoustically reflective fishing gear materials Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Use acoustic devices on moorings Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 |
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Use acoustic devices on fishing vessels Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 |
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Use acoustic devices on fishing gear Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 33 |
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Use acoustic decoys to divert mammals away from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use a smaller mesh size for fishing nets Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use a larger mesh size for fishing trap-nets Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use ‘mammal-safe’ nets to capture and release mammals trapped in fishing structures Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Switch off artificial lighting at wild fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Retain offal on fishing vessels instead of discarding overboard Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain buoys and lines at the sea floor or river bed when not hauling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Reduce duration of time fishing gear is in the water Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide training and tools for safe release of mammals captured by fisheries Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Promote fish and seafood certification (e.g. ecolabels) to reduce consumer demand for fisheries that threaten mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Play predator calls to deter mammals from fishing gear Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Modify fishing pots and traps to exclude mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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