Advancing marine conservation
CNN (July 15, 2021) Marine conservationist Amanda Vincent campaigns for the protection of seahorses, which are threatened by industrial fishing and the global wildlife trade. CNN. (Video) https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/07/15/amanda-vincent-c2e-spc-intl.cnn… Read more
“Wow – what an incredible experience.” These are the first five words that come to mind when I think of SyngBio 2021, the meeting for researchers and other professionals working to understand the unique biology of syngnathid fishes. If I tell you that I attended the meeting via Zoom and that half the sessions were …
Jain, N. (July 26, 2021) . Millions of seahorses caught as bycatch in Indian shores. MongaBay India. (Article) https://india.mongabay.com/2021/07/millions-of-seahorses-caught-as-bycatch-in-indian-shores/… Read more
Lung, R. (Jun 14, 2021) Amanda Vincent on saving seahorses — and all they represent. Canadian Geographic. (Article) https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/amanda-vincent-on-saving-seahorses-and-all-they-represent/… Read more
DSouza, P.M. (Jun 8, 2021) Celebrate World Oceans Day With Three Oceanistas. Femina. (Article) https://www.femina.in/travel/celebrate-world-oceans-day-with-three-oceanistas-196653-1.html … Read more
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. …
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 …
As a new Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Dr. Amanda Vincent shared her love of seahorses, and how they anchor her trailblazing work in ocean conservation during the RSC Cafe Presentations in November 2020. New Fellows are invited to tell non-specialists about their work and why it is important. Earlier in 2020, …
This lovely sea creature is a Hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) – it was photographed off the coast of the northern Philippines by iNaturalist user Francesco Ricciardi. The Hedgehog seahorse is frequently found on corals and sea sponges, as well as the sandy bottoms of the ocean where they feed on small crustaceans and other planktonic …
Radwin, M. (Feb 27, 2021) Latin America’s bustling trade in seahorses to China. InSight Crime. (Article) https://insightcrime.org/news/latin-americas-bustling-trade-in-seahorses-to-china/… Read more
