Advancing marine conservation
“Saving seahorses means saving the ocean” aims to mobilize Chinese organizations and institutions to save their rare, treasured and protected seahorses. Chinese seahorses and its ocean are heavily threatened by non-selective and destructive fishing gears that are now widely used in the nation. These gears like bottom trawlers not only cause overfishing but also desertify …
“Target Our Take, Stop Trawling” aims to alert India’s policy makers about the appalling forms of annihilation trawling that extract all ocean life indiscriminately, and urge them to take action to better manage their coastal resources. Access the toolkit Vaidyanathan,T., Bestbier, R.X., Finestone, S., Stanton, L.M. & A.C.J. Vincent (2017). Target Our Take, Stop Trawling. …
“Seahorses: Magical Creatures in Our Backyard” aims to build awareness about seahorses and other syngnathids in Biscayne National Park and inspire residents of Miami-Dade County (FL, USA) to take action to protect the park and their oceans. Charismatic symbols of the seagrasses, mangroves, reefs and estuaries they call home, seahorses are flagship species for a …
Supporting national CITES implementation Seahorses were listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix II in 2002, with implementation as of May 2004. All species of seahorse (Hippocampus spp.) are listed, which means trade can continue but must be managed to ensure it is sustainable (not detrimental …
Finding and surveying wild seahorse populations in support of conservation Download PDF (Also available in Thai) This toolkit will guide you in conducting long-term monitoring of seahorse populations by surveying seahorses in their marine habitats, underwater. A standard method followed by all survey groups means that data can be compared across different locations through time. …
Surveying wild seahorse landings in support of conservation Download pdf This toolkit is aimed at stakeholders with a basic knowledge of local fisheries — researchers, government officers, conservation groups, fishers — who want to monitor seahorse landings with the aim of understanding trends in seahorse populations over time. This monitoring can be done as a …