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Community-managed, no-take marine reserves are increasingly promoted as a simple, precautionary measure to conserve biodiversity and sustain coral reef fisheries. However, we need to demonstrate the...
News
October 10, 2012
Researchers from Project Seahorse today released the first-ever footage of a little-known seahorse species.
The video, filmed off the coast of Senegal, shows a West African seahorse (Hippocampus...
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October 9, 2012
It’s official: The winner of the 2012 Guylian Seahorses of the World Photo Competition is Wendy Hoevenaars, with a stunning image of pygmy seahorses. Congratulations, Wendy!
The award,...
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August 24, 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...
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November 1, 2011
On November 2-4, the world’s leading experts on syngnathids (seahorses and their relatives) will meet at Shedd Aquarium, Chicago to discuss the conservation of these iconic animals. ...
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October 27, 2011
Earlier this month, Dr. Heather Koldewey, Associate Director of Project Seahorse and Section Head for Global Programmes at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), received ZSL's prestigious Staff...
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October 19, 2011
Dear friends, colleagues, and supporters:
Are you a syngnathid researcher? Seahorses need your help. We are inviting you to contribute to a CITES Review of Significant Trade. This is one of the most...
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October 14, 2011
Recently, Project Seahorse scientists have been featured in a number of news stories about seahorses and broader conservation issues. Here are a few highlights:
In October, Nightline, ABC's flagship...
Press Release
April 15, 2013
A rare double-barrier reef in the Philippines is facing grave threats and urgently needs increased protection, according to new photographic evidence released today by a team of marine...
Press Release
March 5, 2013
Marine scientists and the world’s top nature photographers are teaming up to reveal for the first time the beauty of a rare double-barrier reef in the Philippines – and the imminent threats it faces...
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...
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...
Last reviewed: 9-May-2011
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