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Recover lost fishing gear

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Recover lost fishing gear Synopsis Link

Bury electricity cables to reduce electromagnetic fields

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Bury electricity cables to reduce electromagnetic fields Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit industrial and urban lighting at night

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit industrial and urban lighting at night Synopsis Link

Reduce underwater noise (other than sonar)

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Reduce underwater noise (other than sonar) Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit the use of sonars Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of cooling effluents from power stations

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of cooling effluents from power stations Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of waste effluents overboard from vessels

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit the discharge of waste effluents overboard from vessels Synopsis Link

Use non-toxic antifouling coatings on surfaces

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Use non-toxic antifouling coatings on surfaces Synopsis Link

Restrict the use of tributyltin or other toxic antifouling coatings

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 4 Restrict the use of tributyltin or other toxic antifouling coatings Synopsis Link

Remove and clean-up shoreline waste disposal sites

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Remove and clean-up shoreline waste disposal sites Synopsis Link

Restore habitats and/or habitat-forming (biogenic) species following extreme events

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Restore habitats and/or habitat-forming (biogenic) species following extreme events Synopsis Link

Manage climate-driven range extensions of problematic species

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Manage climate-driven range extensions of problematic species Synopsis Link

Transplant/release climate change-resistant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals to re-establish or boost native populations

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Transplant/release climate change-resistant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals to re-establish or boost native populations Synopsis Link

Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals of habitat-forming (biogenic) species that are resistant to climate change

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Transplant captive-bred or hatchery-reared individuals of habitat-forming (biogenic) species that are resistant to climate change Synopsis Link

Limit, cease or prohibit the degradation and/or removal of carbon sequestering species and/or habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Limit, cease or prohibit the degradation and/or removal of carbon sequestering species and/or habitats Synopsis Link

Promote natural carbon sequestration species and/or habitats

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Promote natural carbon sequestration species and/or habitats Synopsis Link

Create a Marine Protected Area or set levels of legal protection where natural climate refugia occur to further promote the persistence and recovery of species facing climate change

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Create a Marine Protected Area or set levels of legal protection where natural climate refugia occur to further promote the persistence and recovery of species facing climate change Synopsis Link

Designate a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) to regulate impactful maritime activities

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Designate a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) to regulate impactful maritime activities Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 29 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit commercial fishing

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit commercial fishing Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit bottom trawling

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 3 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit bottom trawling Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and install physical barriers to prevent trawling

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Designate a Marine Protected Area and install physical barriers to prevent trawling Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit dredging

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit dredging Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all towed (mobile) fishing gear

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 2 Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all towed (mobile) fishing gear Synopsis Link

Designate a Marine Protected Area with a zonation system of activity restrictions

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 13 Designate a Marine Protected Area with a zonation system of activity restrictions Synopsis Link
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Subtidal Benthic Invertebrate Conservation

Subtidal Benthic Invertebrate Conservation - Published 2020

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