hat
Pwogram yo te devlope yo kontwòl COTS. Metòd pou kontwòl COTS enkli pran etwal lanmè sou rivaj ak antere yo, enjekte yo ak lè konprese, kwit yo nan solèy la, enjekte yo ak pwodui chimik toksik (egzanp, formalin, amonyak, sulfat kòb kwiv mete), ak bilding kloti anba dlo kontwole COTS mouvman. Metòd yo rekòmande sou Great Baryè Reef a se enjekte sèl kòlè nan zetwal lanmè a ki touye Starfish la, men li pa mal ekosistèm lan ki antoure Reef. ref Metòd mekanik pou kontwole COTS yo koute chè ak travay entansif, konsa ka sèlman jistifye nan resif piti ki gen siyifikasyon segondè sosyo-ekonomik oswa byolojik, tankou sit reproduksion enpòtan, atraksyon touris, oswa zòn ki gen divèsite biyolojik ekstrèmman wo. ref
eng
Programs have been developed to control COTS. Methods for COTS control include taking starfish ashore and burying them, injecting them with compressed air, baking them in the sun, injecting them with toxic chemicals (e.g., formalin, ammonia, copper sulphate), and building underwater fences to control COTS movement. The recommended method on the Great Barrier Reef is to inject bile salts into the starfish which kills the starfish but does not harm the surrounding reef ecosystem. ref Mechanical methods for controlling COTS are expensive and labor intensive, thus may only be justified in small reefs that have high socioeconomic or biological significance, such as important spawning sites, tourist attractions, or areas with extremely high biodiversity. ref