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Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows on pots and traps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows on pots and traps Synopsis Link

Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows and one or more soft, rigid or semi-rigid grids or frames to trawl nets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows and one or more soft, rigid or semi-rigid grids or frames to trawl nets 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 Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net and use square mesh instead of diamond mesh codend Synopsis Link

Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 37 Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net Synopsis Link

Fit mesh escape panels/windows and a size-sorting grid (rigid or flexible) to a trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 6 Fit mesh escape panels/windows and a size-sorting grid (rigid or flexible) to a trawl net Synopsis Link

Fit livestock with protective collars to reduce risk of predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit livestock with protective collars to reduce risk of predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Fit large, supported escape openings (such as Fisheyes, Bigeyes and radial escape sections) to trawl nets

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 8 Fit large, supported escape openings (such as Fisheyes, Bigeyes and radial escape sections) to trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fit escape devices (panels/grids) to encircling nets

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Fit escape devices (panels/grids) to encircling nets Synopsis Link

Fit a size-sorting mesh funnel (a sieve net) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Fit a size-sorting mesh funnel (a sieve net) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net Synopsis Link

Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to trawl nets and use a square mesh instead of a diamond mesh codend

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to trawl nets and use a square mesh instead of a diamond mesh codend Synopsis Link

Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 30 Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net Synopsis Link

Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a fish trawl net

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 18 Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a fish trawl net Synopsis Link

Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) and large, supported escape openings to trawl nets

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 4 Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) and large, supported escape openings to trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fit a moving device to a trawl net to stimulate fish escape response (stimulator device)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 3 Fit a moving device to a trawl net to stimulate fish escape response (stimulator device) Synopsis Link

Fit a funnel (such as a sievenet) or other escape devices on shrimp/prawn trawl nets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit a funnel (such as a sievenet) or other escape devices on shrimp/prawn trawl nets Synopsis Link

Finance low interest loans to convert to fishing gear that reduces unwanted catch of mammals

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Finance low interest loans to convert to fishing gear that reduces unwanted catch of mammals Synopsis Link

Fill/block ditches to create conditions suitable for peatland plants (without planting)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Fill/block ditches to create conditions suitable for peatland plants (without planting) Synopsis Link

Fertilize artificial grasslands

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Fertilize artificial grasslands Synopsis Link

Fence to prevent grazing after tree planting

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Fence to prevent grazing after tree planting Synopsis Link

Fell trees in groups, leaving surrounding forest unharvested

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Fell trees in groups, leaving surrounding forest unharvested Synopsis Link

Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Farm more intensively and effectively in selected areas and spare more natural land Synopsis Link

Extract aggregates from a vessel that is moving rather than static

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Extract aggregates from a vessel that is moving rather than static Synopsis Link

Exclude wild mammals using ditches, moats, walls or other barricades to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Exclude wild mammals using ditches, moats, walls or other barricades to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Exclude wild herbivores using physical barriers

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Exclude wild herbivores using physical barriers Synopsis Link

Exclude or remove livestock from degraded peatlands

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 10 Exclude or remove livestock from degraded peatlands Synopsis Link
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