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"I watched the boy comb the stubbly seaweed with his fingers. I thought of a gold prospector sifting sand for nuggets."
Species Spotlight
H. erectus develops elaborate skin fronds and has variable forms and may represent more than one species.
Featured Resource
We compared and integrated marine protected areas proposed through community and scientific assessments in 2 regions of British Columbia, Canada. The community priorities were identified during...
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Journal Article
2012
1. Tropical shrimp trawlers mostly catch small fish species as bycatch, and commitments to ecosystem-based management and food supply demand adjustment of such bycatch to sustainable levels. Pragmatic ways to assess and address the impact of...
Journal Article
2012
The Chagos Archipelago was designated a no-take marine protected area (MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000 km2, with more than 60 000 km2 shallow limestone platform and reefs. This has doubled the global cover of such MPAs.
It contains 25–50% of the...
Journal Article
2012
Journal Article
2012
1. Seahorses are marine fish with several life history characteristics hypothesized to make them resilient but are of conservation concern because of their international trade and habitat loss.
2. Surveys of two unexploited European seahorse...
Journal Article
2012
In marine environments, charismatic or economically valued taxa have been used as flagships to garner local support or international funds for the establishment
and management of marine protected areas (MPAs). Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are...
Journal Article
2011
This article analyses the pressures on seahorses and explores conservation responses. It focuses on seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) but also considers pipefishes and seadragons, especially where they can fill gaps in seahorse knowledge. The charisma of...
Journal Article
2011
This first genetic study of Hippocampus hippocampus covers the species’ entire geographic range and employs two mtDNA markers (control region and cytochrome b) to establish patterns of population structuring. A total of 255 specimens from 21...
Journal Article
2011
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are non-sexrole- reversed members of the Syngnathidae family that provide extensive brood care. Previous studies of seahorses have revealed monogamy within a single brood, but their longer term mating system had not been...
Journal Article
2011
Alternative occupations are frequently promoted as a means to reduce the number of people exploiting declining fisheries. However, there is little evidence that alternative occupations reduce fisher numbers. Seaweed farming is frequently promoted as...
Journal Article
2011
A review of 135 accounts of predation on seahorses and pipefishes identified 82 predator species, with nine species of seahorses and 25 of pipefishes recorded as prey. These cryptic fishes were generally depredated in low numbers. Where syngnathids...
Journal Article
2011
Artificial marking and tagging techniques have been used to study movement, population dynamics, behaviour, ecology, survival and growth of at least 25 syngnathid species. External necklace-style tags and injection of visible implant elastomer have...
Journal Article
2011
Journal Article
2011
Systematic approaches to site selection for marine protected areas (MPAs) are often favored over opportunistic approaches as a means to meet conservation objectives efficiently. In this study, we compared analytically the conservation value of these...
Journal Article
2010
Aim The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of protection duration (years of fishing closure) and location (distance from shore) on reef fish diversity.
Location Danajon Double Barrier Reef, Bohol, Philippines.
Methods ...
Journal Article
2010
The results of underwater visual fish censuses (UVC) could be affected by fish changing their behavior in response to the snorkeler or diver conducting the survey. We used an underwater video camera to assess how fish abundance, family richness, and...
Journal Article
2010
Tropical shrimp trawl fisheries are unsustainable, and similar sets of management measures are used globally to address the direct and indirect costs of their practices. Yet little is known about shrimp fishers’ perceptions, despite the clear...
Journal Article
2010
The current study presents information on size distributions, size at recruitment to the fishery, size at maturity and patterns of reproduction for several small benthic fishes caught as by-catch in the southern Gulf of California (Mexico) shrimp...
Journal Article
2010
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are flagship species for many issues in marine conservation including overexploitation, incidental bycatch and habitat loss. Aquaculture has been proposed as one solution to address unsustainable trade for traditional...
Journal Article
2010
On 1st April 2010, the British Government announced designation of the British Indian Ocean Territory – or Chagos Archipelago – as the world’s largest marine protected area (MPA). This near pristine ocean ecosystem now represents 16% of the worlds...
Journal Article
2010
Many conservation projects have to develop practical and feasible ways to detect changes in populations. We compare the ecological information obtained using intensive monitoring of coral-reef fish populations with that which would be procured from...
Book Chapter
2007
Book Chapter
2006
Book Chapter
2003
Technical Bulletins
Koldewey, Heather, ed. (2005) Seahorse husbandry in public aquaria: Manual with chapters contributed by members of the Syngnathidae discussion group. Project Seahorse and Zoological Society of London
Technical Bulletins
Protocols for establishing and maintaining Internet-based information-sharing research networks.
Technical Bulletins
Organizing Workshops and Preparing Subsequent Proceedings
Technical Bulletins
A comprehensive guide as to what marking techniques have been attempted in seahorses, their potential benefits and pitfalls.
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...
Conference Proceedings
2008
Multiple layers of political and socioeconomic pressure bear down on the fish and fishers in coral reef ecosystems, where conservation and fisheries often come into great conflict. This paper draws on conversations with members of an alliance of...
Conference Proceedings
2006
As with many fish species, seahorses (genus Hippocampus) attain their highest species richness in Southeast Asia/Australasia. It is likely that the complex geological history of the region and the effects of Pleistocene sea-level changes have...
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