In parts of Scotland and Germany, until the beginning of the 20th century, bounties were paid for killing dippers because of a misguided perception that they were detrimental to fish stocks through predation on the eggs and fry of salmonids.
En partes de Escocia e Alemaña, ata o comezo do século XX, pagábanse recompensas por matalos debido á errada percepción de que facían diminuír os peixes nos ríos pola súa predación de ovos e crías de salmónidos.