Ospreys occasionally take fish from aquaculture facilities and private fisheries, and conflict management approaches have significant welfare implications for the birds.
Ospreys shot or poisoned experience severe suffering. Scaring devices and disturbance near nests cause stress and may cause nest abandonment. Netting of fisheries, if poorly maintained, can entangle and drown ospreys. The welfare of individual birds must be weighed against the economic interests of fishery operators.