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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Cease or prohibit shipping Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit commercial fishing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Leave a fallow period during fish/shellfish farming Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit bottom trawling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Restore biogenic habitats (other methods) - Restore seagrass beds/meadows Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Landscape or artificially enhance the seabed (natural habitats) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit the harvesting of scallops Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cease or prohibit all (mobile and static) fishing gears that catch bottom (demersal) species Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce the duration of exposure to air of captured fish before release Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify the design or configuration of trawl doors Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit escape devices (panels/grids) to encircling nets Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use an electric (pulse) trawl Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit a size-sorting mesh funnel (a sieve net) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | 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 | Synopsis Link | |
Use hook and line fishing instead of other commercial fishing methods Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit a moving device to a trawl net to stimulate fish escape response (stimulator device) Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use ‘soft start’ procedures to deter marine and freshwater mammals to reduce noise exposure Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Involve fishers and stakeholders in co-management Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to improve behaviour towards marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit vessel speeds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Deploy fishing gear at different depths Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Install exclusion devices on fishing gear: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Install escape devices on fishing gear: Snakes & lizards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Release accidentally caught (‘bycatch’) reptiles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | 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.