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Ensuring governments keep their promise to seahorses at the 34th CITES Animals Committee

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Governments have made promises to protect seahorses from illegal and unsustainable trade. At the upcoming 34th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Animals Committee, taking place July 13-17 in Geneva, Switzerland, Project Seahorse will be there to help make sure governments follow through. Our program leader, Dr. Sarah Foster will be in attendance as the Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade for the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, which we host.… Read more

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Project Seahorse research on bottom trawling highlighted by The New York Times on World Ocean Day

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A major #WorldOceanDay moment for our research! Today, The New York Times draws on our recent research, The global diversity of marine fishes caught in bottom trawl fisheries, to argue why it is time to rethink this widespread and problematic fishing practice. Our research revealed that bottom trawls have caught more than 3,000 fish species worldwide – …

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Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife – The Conversation

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In a new article for The Conversation Sarah Foster and Amanda Vincent share new research showing that nearly 3,000 fish species have been documented in bottom trawl catches – with modelled estimates suggesting the true number could be far higher. https://theconversation.com/bottom-trawling-is-scraping-oceans-of-wildlife-280780
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🎥 Watch our talk: Assessing policy implementation in global trade of marine fishes

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Our Director, Dr Amanda Vincent, and Program Leader, Dr Sarah Foster, share how conservation policies move from agreements on paper to action on the ground for marine fishes in a recent talk at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience with …

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2021 World Ocean Day – Dr. Sarah Foster

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Dr. Sarah Foster has spent her career using science to help craft policy that protects marine life. Currently the program manager for the marine conservation organization Project Seahorse, Foster was instrumental in getting seahorses listed on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix II, a list of species threatened by international trade. …

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CITES can – and should – improve its remedial process for countries that tolerate unsustainable trade

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) needs to improve how it deals with member countries that do not meet their commitment to sustainable trade, according to a study from the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF). On paper, CITES has teeth. Unlike many other big, international …