Do you know where your seafood’s from?
CBC News (Jun 8, 2014) Do you know where your seafood’s from?. CBC. (Video) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2463162994… Read more
Shun shrimp that hasn’t been sustainably sourced
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
Citizen scientists spot rare seahorse in Canadian waters
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. …
See the rare seahorse spotted off the N.S. coast
Mulholland, A. (May 22, 2014) See the rare seahorse spotted off the N.S. coast. CTV News. (Article) https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/see-the-rare-seahorse-spotted-off-the-n-s-coast-1.1833148… Read more
Two divers praised for rare seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia
Tutton, M. (May 22, 2014) Two divers praised for rare seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia. The Globe and Mail. (Article) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/two-divers-praised-for-rare-seahorse-sighting-off-nova-scotia/article18813125/… Read more
Three more countries required to take action for seahorses
By Dr. Amanda Vincent Good. Two more seahorses species should get better help, thanks to the recent CITES technical meeting for animals. At this meeting, CITES expressed Urgent Concern about Guinea and Senegal’s exports of West African seahorses (Hippocampus algiricus – photo right) and Thailand’s exports of three spotted seahorses (Hippocampus trimaculatus). The upshot is that these countries have …
Supporting seahorses through CITES – here we go again…
Here we go: CITES again. Every year or so, several hundred people sit down at a technical meeting to see whether international trade controls are doing any good for animals. It’s a somewhat crazy process, full of potential and limitations. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, is responsible for ensuring sustainability in exports in 4827 animal species. It works more or less well for different countries and different species.… Read more
London zoo photography exhibition reveals rare coral reef – in pictures
The Guardian (Mar 5, 2014) London zoo photography exhibition reveals rare coral reef – in pictures. The Guardian. (Article) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/mar/05/london-zoo-photography-exhibition-reveals-rare-coral-reef-in-pictures… Read more
You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it
Gewin, V. (Dec 23, 2013) You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/you-can-now-friend-an-animal-on-facebook-and-help-science-while-youre-at-it/2013/12/23/0f9056f8-69c7-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html… Read more
Typhoon Haiyan turns UBC researchers into rescuers
CBC News (Nov 19, 2013) Typhoon Haiyan turns UBC researchers into rescuers. CBC News. (Article) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/typhoon-haiyan-turns-ubc-researchers-into-rescuers-1.2431721… Read more