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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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit the harvesting of conch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit the harvesting of sea urchins Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Designate a Marine Protected Area with a zonation system of activity restrictions Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Directly plant non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Beneficial | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Directly plant trees/shrubs: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link |
Beneficial | 47 | Synopsis Link | |
Dry sludge in beds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Dye baits to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Eco friendly biofouling prevention Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Educate the public to improve behaviour towards marine and freshwater mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish ‘move-on rules’ for fishing vessels if mammals are encountered Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish community-based fisheries management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish fallowing to reduce parasites/disease Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish fallowing to reduce pollution Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release protocols for mammals captured by fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish handling and release protocols in non-recreational fisheries Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish long-term fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish move-on rules for temporary, targeted fishing restrictions or closures when a catch or unwanted catch threshold is reached Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fisheries closures Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish temporary fishery closures Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial fishing use rights Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Establish territorial user rights for fisheries Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Extract aggregates from a vessel that is moving rather than static Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit a moving device to a trawl net to stimulate fish escape response (stimulator device) 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.