Advancing marine conservation
Kerry, K. (Nov 24, 2014) New marine protected areas key to fighting illegal fishing. Mongabay. (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/2014/11/new-marine-protected-areas-key-to-fighting-illegal-fishing/… Read more
In an article published today in Science, Prof. Amanda Vincent of Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia and Dr. Jean M. Harris of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife in South Africa call for bold new approaches to the pressing global issue of overfishing and habitat destruction.… Read more
Pelton, T. (Oct 7, 2014) Seahorses Threatened by Trawling and Pollution. National Public Radio. (Audio Podcast) https://www.wypr.org/show/the-environment-in-focus/2014-10-07/seahorses-threatened-by-trawling-and-pollution#stream/0 … Read more
Rolex Awards for Enterprise (Sep 23, 2014) Amanda Vincent, Rolex Laureate, 1998. YouTube. (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo2hG1olSUQ
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Cressey, D. (Aug 15, 2014) Oceans need saving before science is nailed. Nature Newsblog. (Article) http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/08/dying-oceans-need-saving-before-science-is-nailed.html… Read more
Cressey, D. (Aug 15, 2014) Oceans need saving before science is nailed. Nature. (Article) http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/08/dying-oceans-need-saving-before-science-is-nailed.html… Read more
By Dr. Amanda Vincent It is truly wondrous that the world has managed to create a global action group for conservation, one that includes 1200 governments and non-governmental organizations. I am so involved in this club, called the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) that I seldom step back and really look at …
CBC News (Jun 8, 2014) Do you know where your seafood’s from?. CBC. (Video) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2463162994… Read more
Foster, S. (Jun 4, 2014) Shun shrimp that hasn’t been sustainably sourced. Vancouver Sun. (Article) https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-shun-shrimp-that-hasnt-been-sustainably-sourced… Read more
The University of British Columbia’s Project Seahorse announced today a rare documented sighting of a seahorse in Canadian waters. The sighting comes to light as a result of iSeahorse.org, the new citizen science initiative created by Project Seahorse. Two divers recently uploaded a photograph of the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) that they spotted off St. …
