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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Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 30 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify fishing trap/pot configuration Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 23 | Synopsis Link | |
Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link |
Beneficial | 16 | Synopsis Link | |
Install exclusion devices on fishing gear: Tortoises, terrapins, side-necked & softshell turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a different bait type Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Use circle hooks instead of J-hooks Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a different bait type: Sea turtles Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Set longlines at night to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit large, supported escape openings (such as Fisheyes, Bigeyes and radial escape sections) to trawl nets Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Install exclusion and escape devices on fishing gear Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Set lines underwater to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows to trawl nets Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Add lights to fishing gear Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Weight baits or lines to reduce longline bycatch of seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | 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 | |
Use a line shooter to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use shark liver oil to reduce seabird bycatch Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce seabird bycatch by releasing offal overboard when setting longlines Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames to trawl nets Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify the position of traps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Set catch limits or quotas for non-targeted commercial catch 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.