Advancing marine conservation
Download report (pdf) Martin-Smith, K. (2006). Priorities for Syngnathid Research. Project Seahorse Technical Report No.10, Version 1.0. Project Seahorse, Fisheries Centre, The University of British Columbia. 10 pp.… Read more
1. Introduction Marking seahorses for research and husbandry was first undertaken in the early 1990’s. In the last fifteen years there has been notable progress adapting marking and tagging methods for perciform fish to the dissimilar morphology of seahorses, but published data remain scarce. Techniques developed for other taxa such as invertebrates may also be …
Marking seahorses for research and husbandry was first undertaken in the early 1990’s. In the last fifteen years there has been notable progress adapting marking and tagging methods for perciform fish to the dissimilar morphology of seahorses, but published data remain scarce. Download technical report (pdf) Morgan, S. & C. Bull (2005). Potential Techniques for …
Seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons are marine fishes found globally which belong to the family Syngnathidae. These fishes are very popular within the public aquarium and the hobbyist communities. Historically seahorses were considered very difficult to maintain in a captive environment, but continued efforts by hobbyist and professional aquarium staff have resulted in the development of …
Download manual (pdf) Koldewey, H.J. (2005). Syngnathid husbandry in public aquariums 2005 manual. Project Seahorse, London, UK.… Read more
1. Introduction 1.1. Why Is It Important To Assess Populations of Seahorses? Apart from their intrinsic worth, these fishes are unusual and valuable for a number of reasons including their unusual biology, economic value, medicinal properties and conservation importance. • Reproductive Behaviour: Seahorses (genus Hippocampus) exhibit the most highly specialized paternal care of any animal: …
Download technical report (pdf) Curtis, J., Moreau, M-A., Marsden, D., Bell, E., Martin-Smith, K., Samoilys M. & A.C.J. Vincent (2004). Underwater visual census for seahorse population assessments. Project Seahorse Technical Report No.8, Version 1.0. Project Seahorse, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia. 28 pp.… Read more