Advancing marine conservation
Panama City, November 21, 2022 The 184 Parties (member governments) to the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) agreed to a set of time-bound actions – called Decisions – aimed at improving CITES implementation for the international trade in dried seahorses. Project Seahorse research and consultations underpinned the actions agreed by the CITES … … Read more
Stokstad, E. (Nov 21, 2022) International body likely to protect many shark and ray species. Science. (Article) https://www.science.org/content/article/international-body-likely-protect-many-shark-and-ray-species.… Read more
As persistent pioneers on export regulations for marine fishes, Project Seahorse will again be active and influential at November’s global meeting of the 183 countries that are members of CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). We have long served as the technical advisors to CITES on all …
We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2021. It has been another wild year and the extraordinary times continue to unfurl. So, too, do our efforts and achievements in conserving seahorses and their seas.
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We’re thrilled to report on what may well be the first quantitative analysis of how CITES[1] has influenced the international trade in marine fishes.… Read more
We are delighted to share our Annual Report for 2020. It has been the most extraordinary of times and while Project Seahorse certainly had to move away from our usual broad array of international projects and collaborations in 2020, we found myriad ways to be active and proactive on management and policy issues. We introduce …
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 …
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
Naguales, J.L. (Feb 10, 2021) Impunity and incompetence fuel illegal Mexico-China seahorse trade. Dialogo Chino. (Article) https://dialogochino.net/en/trade-investment/39826-impunity-and-incompetence-fuel-illegal-mexico-china-seahorse-trade/
Also available in Spanish: El comercio ilegal de caballitos de mar entre México y China aumenta
and Portuguese: Comércio ilegal de cavalos-marinhos entre México e China prospera sem fiscalização
