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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Add chemicals or minerals to sediments to remove or neutralise pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Bury cables and pipelines in the seabed rather than laying them on the seabed Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bury drill cuttings in the seabed rather than leaving them on the seabed surface Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bury electricity cables to reduce electromagnetic fields Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Bury pipelines instead of surface laying and rock dumping Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit aggregate extraction Action Link |
Beneficial | 7 |
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Cease or prohibit all towed (mobile) fishing gear Action Link |
Beneficial | 8 |
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Cease or prohibit all types of fishing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Cease or prohibit aquaculture activity Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Cease or prohibit bottom trawling Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Cease or prohibit commercial fishing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Cease or prohibit dredging Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Cease or prohibit marine mining Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Cease or prohibit midwater/semi-pelagic trawling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit mining waste (tailings) disposal at sea Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit oil and gas drilling Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit shipping Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Cease or prohibit static fishing gear Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit the deposit of drill cuttings on the seabed Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit the harvest of conch Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit the harvest of sea urchins Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Cease or prohibit the harvesting of scallops Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Clean anthropogenic platforms, structures or equipment Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Clean the hull, anchor and chain of commercial and recreational vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Co-locate aquaculture systems with other activities and other infrastructures (such as wind farms) to maximise use of marine space Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.