Advancing marine conservation
Prof. Amanda Vincent became the first biologist to study seahorses underwater in 1986. Ever since, she has been the leading authority on the ecology and conservation of seahorses and a protector of marine life. In 1996, Amanda co-founded and still directs Project Seahorse, an international organization committed to conservation and sustainable use of the world’s …
Heroes for chimpanzees, seahorses, penguins and more in the running for the 2020 Indianapolis Prize and $250,000 INDIANAPOLIS – Officials from the Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc., the presenter of the world’s leading award for animal conservation, today named the six Finalists that will contend for the 2020 Indianapolis Prize and $250,000. The Indianapolis Prize Finalists …
Story originally posted by UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Amanda Vincent has a newly discovered pipefish species named after her! … Read more
Oceanwise. (Feb 7, 2019) Dr. Amanda Vincent: Making waves with Project Seahorse. My Oceans: Edition: A podcast. (Audio podcast) https://ocean.org/my-ocean-dr-amanda-vincent/… Read more
Viel,L (Jul 24, 2018) L’expérience ” tout à fait française ” d’Amanda Vincent. Midi Libre. (Article) https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/07/24/lexperience-tout-a-fait-francaise-damanda-vincent,4662037.php… Read more
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Story originally posted by UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Dr. Amanda Vincent, Professor in the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries has been awarded the Le Cren medal by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI). This medal is awarded to one or more individuals who have made a lifelong contribution to …
Kessler, R. (Mar 27, 2018) ‘Annihilation trawling’: Q&A with marine biologist Amanda Vincent. Mongabay Series: Oceans. Mongabay. (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/annihilation-trawling-qa-with-marine-biologist-amanda-vincent/… Read more
In 2000, I was given one of the best awards in marine conservation, a Pew Fellowship. It came with generous funding, which we applied towards work on non-food fisheries and towards obtaining the first global export controls on marine fishes (for seahorses) under CITES. It also came with the most wonderful gift of a meeting each year. But not your ordinary meeting…
Dr. Amanda Vincent, Professor and Director of Project Seahorse, in UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, has been appointed to the Steering Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC). She will serve as the Committee’s global marine expert, and will also Chair its Marine Conservation Subcommittee. The …
