UBC (April 20, 2023) Global seahorse conservation platform celebrates citizen science milestone. UBC Science. (Article) https://science.ubc.ca/news/global-seahorse-conservation-platform-celebrates-citizen-science-milestone
Philippines to develop 3-year seahorse program
Rivera, D. (April 10, 2023) Philippines to develop 3-year seahorse program. The Philippine Star. https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/04/10/2257639/philippines-develop-3-year-seahorse-program
Philippines staged Asia regional workshop to manage and sustain seahorse trade
Moncawe, C. (March 23, 2023) Philippines staged Asia regional workshop to manage and sustain seahorse trade. NFRDI, Philippines. https://nfrdi.da.gov.ph/2023/03/24/philippines-staged-asia-regional-workshop-to-manage-and-sustain-seahorse-trade/
The little fish clinging on in stormy seas
Sturm, F. (February 2023) The little fish clinging on in stormy seas. BBC Wildlife 52-57. (Article)
World’s governments agree to take action to improve sustainability & legality of vast trade in dried seahorse
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.
L’hippocampe comme cheval de bataille de la protection des océans
Lamic, A. (May 24, 2022) L’hippocampe comme cheval de bataille de la protection des océans. Radio Canada. (Article & Video) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1884579/hippocampes-ambassadeurs-oceans-ubc-marin-poisson-ecosysteme-changement-climatique
CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses
Global assessments alone just aren’t enough, Part 2
We wanted to know the conservation status of seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (syngnathids) at the national level and what, if any, national regulations exist to protect them? To this end, we spent weeks scouring literature, websites and government documents to determine which countries had assessed the conservation status of syngnathids at the national level.
Global assessments alone just aren’t enough
Discovering the hidden life of the Knysna seahorse
The Knysna seahorse is the most threatened seahorse in the world. It was the first seahorse to be listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2004. It is no surprise that this seahorse is so threatened, seeing that it is only found in 3 estuaries along the south coast of South Africa. Even though there have been various studies on the Knysna seahorse in the past, we don’t know much about its life history – how fast does it grow, how far does it move, how many are there?