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Use netting to exclude fish-eating birds
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 6 studies
Use netting to exclude fish-eating birds
Disturb birds using foot patrols
Unlikely to be beneficial Based on: 2 studies
Disturb birds using foot patrols
Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish
Translocate birds away from fish farms
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 2 studies
Translocate birds away from fish farms
Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 1 study
Increase water turbidity to reduce fish predation by birds
Provide refuges for fish within ponds
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Provide refuges for fish within ponds
Use in-water devices to reduce fish loss from ponds
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 2 studies
Use in-water devices to reduce fish loss from ponds
Spray water to deter birds from ponds
Unlikely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Spray water to deter birds from ponds
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear using spikes on oyster cages
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear using spikes on oyster cages
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear by suspending oyster bags under water
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Deter birds from landing on shellfish culture gear by suspending oyster bags under water
Paint wind turbines to increase their visibility
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 1 study
Paint wind turbines to increase their visibility
Mowing roadside verges
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 1 study
Mowing roadside verges
Sowing roadside verges
No evidence found (no assessment) Based on: 0 studies
Sowing roadside verges
Scare or otherwise deter birds from airports
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 2 studies
Scare or otherwise deter birds from airports
Bury or isolate power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Bury or isolate power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality
Remove earth wires to reduce incidental bird mortality
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 2 studies
Remove earth wires to reduce incidental bird mortality
Thicken earth wire to reduce incidental bird mortality
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 1 study
Thicken earth wire to reduce incidental bird mortality
Mark power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality
Beneficial Based on: 10 studies
Mark power lines to reduce incidental bird mortality
Use raptor models to deter birds and so reduce incidental mortality
Unlikely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Use raptor models to deter birds and so reduce incidental mortality
Add perches to electricity pylons to reduce electrocution
Unlikely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Add perches to electricity pylons to reduce electrocution
Insulate power pylons to prevent electrocution
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Insulate power pylons to prevent electrocution
Use perch-deterrents to stop raptors perching on pylons
Likely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Use perch-deterrents to stop raptors perching on pylons
Reduce electrocutions by using plastic, not aluminium, leg rings to mark birds
Unlikely to be beneficial Based on: 1 study
Reduce electrocutions by using plastic, not aluminium, leg rings to mark birds
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations
Beneficial Based on: 9 studies
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations
Increase ‘on-the-ground’ protection to reduce unsustainable levels of exploitation
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) Based on: 2 studies
Increase ‘on-the-ground’ protection to reduce unsustainable levels of exploitation
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