Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use a different design or configuration of size-sorting escape grid/system in trawl fishing gear (bottom and mid-water) Action Link	Awaiting assessment	23	Synopsis Link
Use a different hook type Action Link	Awaiting assessment	25	Synopsis Link
Use a different method to sort or bring catch onboard Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use a different twine type in a trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	5	Synopsis Link
Use a larger mesh size Action Link	Awaiting assessment	42	Synopsis Link
Use a separator trawl Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Use a square mesh instead of a diamond mesh codend in a trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	26	Synopsis Link
Use a topless (coverless) trawl Action Link	Awaiting assessment	4	Synopsis Link
Use an alternative commercial fishing method Action Link	Awaiting assessment	9	Synopsis Link
Use an alternative method to commercially harvest plankton Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use an electric (pulse) trawl Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use artificial light on fishing gear Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Use citizen surveillance to report illegal fishing Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use flags to signal the legal nationality of a fishing vessel Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use hook and line fishing instead of other commercial fishing methods Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use human observers onboard fishing vessels to monitor catches and discards Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use methods to trace the source of catch Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use netting of contrasting colour in a trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use onboard CCTV for monitoring catches and discards Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Use technology to communicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catchicate near real-time catch information to fishers to enable avoidance of unwanted catch Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link

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