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Tyler Stiem
Communications Manager
email: t.stiem@fisheries.ubc.ca
tel: +1 604-827-5142

Species Spotlight

Jayakar’s Seahorse (H. jayakari)

 

H. jayakari is listed as Data Deficient by IUCN.  It is found in the Middle East - Red sea and Arabia.

 

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"Seaweed farming can be a double-edged sword. ... it’s an important livelihood; but careless farming can damage reefs..."
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Staff Spotlight

Stefan Wiswedel
Research Assistant

Featured Resource

Assessing ecological changes in and around marine reserves using community perceptions and biological surveys
1. Well-enforced partial or total no-fishing zones (collectively known as marine protected areas, or MPAs) can help restore degraded coral reefs and enhance fish populations. 2. A comparison was...
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Out now: 2011 Project Seahorse annual report

24 Aug 2012

Read about Project Seahorse’s work over the past year in our newly published 2011 annual report, now available online. 

Highlights include groundbreaking research into seahorse genetics, a new marine protected area for the Philippines, and vital trade work. 

You can download the PDF here.