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News
February 2, 2012
Project Seahorse is hiring! We're looking for enthusiastic and talented people to fill the role of Research Associate. The Research Associate is a funded, three-year postdoctoral position...
News
January 20, 2012
January 23rd, 2012 marks the Year of Dragon on the Chinese calendar. In fact, it is the Year of the Water Dragon, which happens once every 60 years, when the water and dragon signs align.
Which is a...
News
November 29, 2011
On Saturday, Dec. 3 join Project Seahorse and scientists from around the UK at Reef Conservation UK’s annual symposium on coral reef conservation. This all-day event begins at 8:30 a.m. in...
News
November 28, 2011
UPDATE: The application deadline for our March/April surveys is now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied for your interest. Please note that we will be accepting applications for our September/...
News
February 2, 2012
Project Seahorse is hiring! We're looking for enthusiastic and talented people to fill the role of Research Associate. The Research Associate is a funded, three-year postdoctoral position...
News
January 20, 2012
January 23rd, 2012 marks the Year of Dragon on the Chinese calendar. In fact, it is the Year of the Water Dragon, which happens once every 60 years, when the water and dragon signs align.
Which is a...
News
November 29, 2011
On Saturday, Dec. 3 join Project Seahorse and scientists from around the UK at Reef Conservation UK’s annual symposium on coral reef conservation. This all-day event begins at 8:30 a.m. in...
News
November 28, 2011
UPDATE: The application deadline for our March/April surveys is now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied for your interest. Please note that we will be accepting applications for our September/...
Press Release
June 23, 2011
CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — On June 27-29, 2011, leading international and Filipino scientists and resource managers will meet in Cebu City to address one of the Philippines’ most intractable problems:...
Press Release
September 7, 2010
A species of seahorse unique to the waters of the Gulf Coast could face extinction because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, warns marine conservation organization Project Seahorse.
Without careful...
Press Release
April 13, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS — Amanda Vincent, Ph.D., is the reason seahorses are on the global conservation agenda. She was the first person to study seahorses underwater, document their extensive...
Press Release
July 22, 2009
A reduction of as little as five per cent in fisheries catch could result in as much as 30 per cent of the British Columbia coastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing, according to a new...
Position Statement
April 18, 2009
Project Seahorse recognizes that a sustainable trade in syngnathids for the public aquarium market has a role to play in the conservation of seahorses and pipefishes (syngnathids). All consumers of...
Position Statement
April 18, 2009
Project Seahorse supports environmentally and socially responsible syngnathid aquaculture. Syngnathid aquaculture has received much attention recently both as a potentially lucrative commercial...
Position Statement
April 18, 2009
Project Seahorse encourages the careful management of captive syngnathids so as to ensure that casual releases into natural habitats do not occur. Syngnathid populations are threatened in some parts...
Position Statement
April 18, 2009
Project Seahorse cautions against mating across different species (hybridization) of seahorses and pipefishes (syngnathids). Trade in hybrid offspring of such matings may compromise captive breeding...
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