An assessment of West African seahorses in fisheries catch and trade

Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M., West, K., Boiro I.S. & A.C.J. Vincent

This study provides the first assessment of a heavily traded West African seahorse species, Hippocampus algiricus, and the first information on short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus biology in Africa. A total of 219 seahorses were sampled from fisher catch in Senegal and The Gambia, with estimated height at reproductive activity for H. algiricus (161 mm) larger than mean ± s.d. catch height (150±31 mm). Catch composition, height at reproductive activity and potential biases in fishery retention are discussed with regard to the current Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) guidelines.

Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M., West, K., Boiro I.S. & A.C.J. Vincent (2015). An assessment of West African seahorses in fisheries catch and trade. Journal of Fish Biology 88(2):751-759. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12818

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