GMA News. (May 25, 2011) UK-based Project Ocean to create marine safe havens. GMA News Online. (Article) https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/cbb/content/221587/uk-based-project-ocean-to-create-marine-safe-havens/story/… Read more
By Dr. Amanda Vincent I was delighted this week to have a chance to meet two other conservationists who have won Whitley Awards for grassroots nature conservation: Deepak Apte from India and Rachel Graham from Belize. Having won the first of these awards in 1994, back in the mists of time, I have a strong interest in …
By Dr. Amanda Vincent So, how can we ensure that the commercial trade of marine life doesn’t damage wild populations? I am writing this while sitting in a discussion group with a bunch of other scientists, most of whom who have spent years working with CITES, a UN convention that controls exports of species that are …
Kay, J. (Oct 2, 2010) Gamblers backing a seahorse. The Sun. (Article)… Read more
A species of seahorse unique to the waters of the Gulf Coast could face extinction because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, warns marine conservation organization Project Seahorse. Without careful intervention, the dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) could virtually disappear within a few years, while many other fish populations, including several other species of seahorse, …
Morales, A. (Sep 7, 2010) Seahorses Face Bleak Future After BP Oil Slick, Biologists Say. Bloomberg. (Article) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-09-07/seahorses-face-bleak-future-after-bp-oil-slick-biologists-say#xj4y7vzkg… Read more
Goldenberg, S. (Sep 7, 2010) World’s smallest seahorse faces extinction after BP oil spill. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/07/seahorse-extinction-bp-oil-spill… Read more
The Canadian Press (Sep 7, 2010) Seahorse plight in Gulf highlights oil spill effects. CTV News. (Article) https://www.ctvnews.ca/seahorse-plight-in-gulf-highlights-oil-spill-effects-1.550103… Read more
Associated Press (Apr 14, 2010) Leaders in conservation named finalists for $100,000 award to help animals. L.A. Times. (Article) https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/04/leaders-in-conservation-are-shortlisted-for-100000-award-to-help-animals.html… Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Amanda Vincent, Ph.D., is the reason seahorses are on the global conservation agenda. She was the first person to study seahorses underwater, document their extensive commercial trade and initiate a seahorse conservation project. Because of her tireless devotion, including 12-hour stints underwater and equally long hours in policy negotiations, Vincent, a professor at …