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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Use human observers onboard fishing vessels to monitor catches and discards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use citizen surveillance to report illegal fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Enforce port controls Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use onboard CCTV for monitoring catches and discards Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use flags to signal the legal nationality of a fishing vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Eliminate flags of convenience Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Establish open and transparent reporting of fishing effort data Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use methods to trace the source of catch Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Issue high fines and penalties for non-compliance with fisheries regulations Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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License fish buyers Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Include fishers in management groups for marine protected areas Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Involve fishers in designing and trialling new gear types to encourage uptake of more selective fishing gear Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Introduce economic incentives to encourage sustainable fishing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Involve stakeholders in allocation of harvest rights Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Engage stakeholders/fishers in scientific research and data collection Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Promote knowledge exchange between fishers to improve good practice Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Involve fishers and stakeholders in co-management Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 3 |
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Protect spawning fish from capture Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 4 |
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Limit the number of fishing days Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Limit beam trawl width Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Limit dredge width or number of dredges per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Limit the number of traps or pots per vessel Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Limit the number or length of static fishing nets in an area Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Limit fishing activity by vessel size and/or engine power Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 1 |
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Prohibit certain gear types Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 |
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Marine Fish Conservation - Published 2021
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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.