Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Cease or prohibit mobile midwater (pelagic) fishing gears Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit all non-towed (static) fishing gear Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit line fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit customary fishing (indigenous fishing for cultural and community needs) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial fishing use rights Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Allow only small-scale, traditional (artisanal) fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Allow periodic fishing only Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the towing speed of a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Change the size of the main body of a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use netting of contrasting colour in a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit rigid (as opposed to mesh) escape panels/windows to a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net and use square mesh instead of diamond mesh codend Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use an alternative method to commercially harvest plankton Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the number of fishing days Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit fishing activity by vessel size and/or engine power Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Set catch shares by species Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Prohibit high grading in which only the most profitable individuals or species are landed Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Implement multi-year or long-term management strategies Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use technology to communicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catchicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catch Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Extract aggregates from a vessel that is moving rather than static Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit marine mining Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave mining waste (tailings) in place following cessation of disposal operations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial user rights for fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Install physical barriers to prevent trawling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a midwater/semi-pelagic trawl instead of bottom/demersal trawl Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link |
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.