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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Scare birds from fish farms Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Set longlines at night to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Turn deck lights off during night-time setting of longlines to reduce bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link |
Beneficial | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Set lines underwater to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a line shooter to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use bait throwers to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Dye baits to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Weight baits or lines to reduce longline bycatch of seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use shark liver oil to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Thaw bait before setting lines to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce seabird bycatch by releasing offal overboard when setting longlines Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use acoustic alerts on gillnets to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use high-visibility mesh on gillnets to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Mark trawler warp cables to reduce seabird collisions Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Habituate birds to human visitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Clean birds following oil spills Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Use visual and acoustic ‘scarers’ to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining or sewage Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use lights low in spectral red to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use of probiotics and immunostimulants Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use vaccinations Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Breed for resistance traits Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use natural control agents: cleaner wrasse Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Aerobic training Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce fish meal in diet Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | 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.