Advancing marine conservation
We recently set out on an amazing race, criss-crossing the Philippines by plane, boat, bus and car in less than 3 months, to uncover seahorse trade and exploitation. We discovered that 1.7+ million seahorses are caught per year in the Philippines, compared to over 4 million per year 20 years ago. Despite international trade (CITES) …
Cannon, J. C. (Oct 17, 2018) Scientists map the impact of trawling using satellite vessel tracking. Mongabay Series: Oceans. Mongabay. (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/wildtech/2018/10/vessel-tracking-data-maps-out-the-impact-of-trawling-around-the-world/… Read more
By Lily Stanton and Do Huu Hoang (Part three of a three part series) Almost 20 years after first documenting the extent of seahorse trade in Viet Nam, we returned to see what, if anything, has changed. You may remember that exports of Hippocampus kuda were suspended in 2013 by the Convention on International Trade …
By Danika Kleiber (Originally posted on IUCN Save our Species) Historically, the role of gender in marine fisheries has not been evaluated in terms of conservation implications. But that is changing. As part of her PhD thesis Dr Danika Kleiber worked with Professor Amanda Vincent, Director of Project Seahorse and Chair of the IUCN Species …
Gray, D.D. (Jun 2, 2018) Cambodia volunteers step up battle against illegal fishing. Nikkei Asian Review. (Article) https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Cambodia-volunteers-step-up-battle-against-illegal-fishing… Read more
New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods Story originally posted by UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Some of the fishing methods used in today’s small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs than ever, a new UBC study has found. The study, conducted in the Philippines by the Institute for …
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
Amos, H. (Mar 21, 2018) Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices. UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. (Article) https://news.ubc.ca/2018/03/16/coral-reefs-suffering-in-philippines-despite-outlawing-damaging-fishing-practices/… Read more
In September, Tanvi (our great PhD student from Chennai) and I spent two weeks in India roaming around the fisheries landing areas of the southern Tamil Nadu coast, the part that faces Sri Lanka. It was enthralling and appalling, the sort of work I really enjoy, even when it sickens me. Our goal was to …
Mowbray, S. (Dec 1, 2017) Catch-all fisheries are squeezing Asia’s seahorses. Mongabay Series: Oceans. Mongabay. (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/catch-all-fisheries-are-squeezing-asias-seahorses/… Read more
