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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Limit, cease or prohibit recreational fishing and/or harvesting Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit recreational diving Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit recreational boating Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit industrial and urban lighting at night Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit discharge of solid waste overboard from vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit ballast water exchange in specific areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit anchoring from ships/boats/vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit, cease or prohibit access for recreational purposes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the thickness of drill cuttings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of traps per fishing vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of fishing vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number of fishing days Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the number and/or extent of, or prohibit additional, renewable energy installations in an area Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the maximum weight and/or size of bobbins on the footrope Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the density of traps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the amount of storm wastewater overflow Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Limit the amount of stabilisation material used Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Leave utility and service lines in place after decommissioning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Leave pipelines and infrastructure in place following decommissioning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Leave mining waste (tailings) in place following cessation of disposal operations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Leave a fallow period during fish/shellfish farming Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Landscape or artificially enhance the seabed (natural habitats) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Introduce catch shares Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install stormwater traps or grids Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Install physical barriers to prevent trawling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Subtidal Benthic Invertebrate Conservation - Published 2020
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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.