We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2021. It has been another wild year and the extraordinary times continue to unfurl. So, too, do our efforts and achievements in conserving seahorses and their seas.
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Interview with Roshni Mangar – why she came to UBC and the IOF
UBC Graduate School (2022, May 19) Meet our students: Roshni Mangar. UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/meet-our-students/mangar-roshni… Read more
How seahorses are a fish but also so un-fish-like
Our co-founder (& National Geographic Explorer) Dr. Heather Koldewey talks about how seahorses are a fish but also so un-fish-like. Watch this lovely video and be inspired. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-seahorses-are-a-fish-but-also-so-un-fish-like… Read more
CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses
We’re thrilled to report on what may well be the first quantitative analysis of how CITES[1] has influenced the international trade in marine fishes.… Read more
Lined seahorses in Nova Scotia, Canada?
Two handsome Lined (Northern) seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) were recorded far from their usual home. One in eastern Nova Scotia, Canada in the western Atlantic Ocean while the other was found dead on a pile of seaweed in eastern Nova Scotia in the Bay of Fundy. So what, you may ask?… Read more
Beautiful big belly
This elegant Bigbelly seahorse has the distinctive large brood pouch which gives this species its “big belly”.… Read more
World Fisheries Day – November 21
Ahead of #WorldFisheriesDay let’s reflect on the insanity that is bottom trawling and take steps to #EndBottomTrawling. Read the thread and watch the video to learn more…… Read more
Global assessments alone just aren’t enough, Part 2
We (the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group) wanted to know the conservation status of seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (syngnathids) at the national level and what, if any, national regulations exist to protect them?… Read more
Global assessments alone just aren’t enough
What started out as an interesting little notion turned into a massive undertaking. Does this sound familiar?! As scientists, we know all too well that this is how big research projects often begin. One bright idea… “You know what would make a cool study?” “I wonder if we can find out x or research y?” … Read more Global assessments alone just aren’t enough
Indianapolis Prize Gala Simulcast – celebrate the people of world’s leading award for animal conservation, incl Amanda Vincent
This Saturday, Sept 25, 2021 at 8:15 EDT join us for a simulcast of this exuberant, black-tie event as we celebrate the women and men of the Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation, in particular the 2021 Winner, our director and co-founder, Amanda Vincent.
https://www.facebook.com/events/898698897400398?ref=newsfeed… Read more