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Seahorses threatened by trawling and pollution (NPR)

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October 23, 2012

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- Feb 25, 2019 Seahorses under threat Feb 25, 2019
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2018
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- Aug 28, 2018 Millions of seahorses wind up dead on the black market for this senseless reason Aug 28, 2018
- Jul 27, 2018 L’expérience "tout à fait française" d’Amanda Vincent Jul 27, 2018
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- May 17, 2018 The Le Cren medal, which recognises outstanding work in conservation, education & outreach, awarded to Amanda Vincent May 17, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Amanda Vincent wins FSBI’s Le Cren Medal May 4, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 'Annihilation trawling’: Q&A with marine biologist Amanda Vincent Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 21, 2018 Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices Mar 21, 2018
- Jan 16, 2018 Now you see it, now you don’t: the troubled tale of the estuarine pipefish Jan 16, 2018
2017
- Dec 6, 2017 Yay! It's here - the new, improved iSeahorse Dec 6, 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 Catch-all fisheries are squeezing Asia’s seahorses Dec 1, 2017
- Nov 17, 2017 A moment that changed me: seeing my first moth fish Nov 17, 2017
- Oct 14, 2017 Endangered seahorse ends up as poultry feed, fish food Oct 14, 2017
- Sep 13, 2017 Small-scale fisheries have big impact on ocean Sep 13, 2017
- Sep 6, 2017 Meet eight unsung heroes silently doing their bit to save nature, forest and wildlife Sep 6, 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 Celebrating 20 years of advancing marine conservation Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 9, 2017 World Oceans Day 2017 Jun 9, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017 Dr. Amanda Vincent named to IUCN Species Survival Commission Steering Committee Apr 6, 2017
- Mar 31, 2017 The Accidental Slaughter of Millions of Seahorses Mar 31, 2017
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- Feb 23, 2017 Fantastical Fishes: Seahorses, Pipefishes and Seadragons into the Future Feb 23, 2017
- Feb 10, 2017 UBC study helps protect seahorse Feb 10, 2017
- Jan 8, 2017 British conservationist fights to save seahorses in Cambodia Jan 8, 2017
2016
- Nov 28, 2016 Stunning hedgehog seahorse is the Guylian Seahorses of the World winner! Nov 28, 2016
- Nov 8, 2016 We are hiring a Syngnathid Research Assistant Nov 8, 2016
- Oct 24, 2016 Announcing the 2016 Guylian Seahorses of the World Photo Competition Oct 24, 2016
- Sep 23, 2016 Project Seahorse work leads to huge international change, as Thailand announces it is suspending seahorse exports Sep 23, 2016
- Sep 5, 2016 Revision of genus Hippocampus published Sep 5, 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 2000+ observations on iSeahorse ! Aug 31, 2016
- Jul 29, 2016 Project Seahorse at #IMCC4 Jul 29, 2016
- Jun 8, 2016 New Collaborative Action On Philippines Seahorse Trade Jun 8, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Project Seahorse work drives new trade bans for West African seahorse hotspots Apr 5, 2016
- Feb 9, 2016 Dr. Amanda Vincent named finalist for Indianapolis Prize for Animal Conservation Feb 9, 2016
- Jan 22, 2016 A new year brings a new you: making smart consumer choices Jan 22, 2016
2015
- Dec 21, 2015 UBC researchers catch rare video of wild seahorse birth Dec 21, 2015
- Dec 10, 2015 Season's Greetings from all of us at Project Seahorse Dec 10, 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 Our top 10 iSeahorse contributors Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 26, 2015 Celebrating two years of seahorse citizen science and conservation Oct 26, 2015
- Oct 5, 2015 The year in conservation Oct 5, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015 Specialist Group highlights two new threatened stickleback species Jun 24, 2015
- Jun 8, 2015 11 reasons to be optimistic about our oceans (Scuba Diving Magazine) Jun 8, 2015
- Jun 8, 2015 Introducing the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Stickleback Specialist Group Jun 8, 2015
- May 29, 2015 Canada grudgingly agrees to protect dozens of endangered species (iPolitics) May 29, 2015
- May 15, 2015 Some facts about seahorses on Endangered Species Day May 15, 2015
- Apr 13, 2015 Longtime Project Seahorse partner Guylian wins corporate social responsibility award Apr 13, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015 It's time for #OceanOptimism Mar 20, 2015
- Mar 14, 2015 Bottom trawling may continue until there is nothing left (ABC Radio Australia) Mar 14, 2015
- Feb 26, 2015 Underwater Photographer of the Year 2015 winners (The Guardian) Feb 26, 2015
- Feb 19, 2015 New seadragon species discovered Feb 19, 2015
- Jan 15, 2015 Online training course for seahorse population monitoring Jan 15, 2015
2014
- Nov 24, 2014 New marine protected areas key to fighting illegal fishing (Mongabay) Nov 24, 2014
- Oct 23, 2014 Top marine scientists call for action on ‘invisible’ fisheries Oct 23, 2014
- Oct 6, 2014 2013 annual report now available Oct 6, 2014
- Oct 3, 2014 Boundless no more Oct 3, 2014
- Aug 28, 2014 Turning Divers into Citizen Scientists (National Geographic) Aug 28, 2014
- Aug 15, 2014 Oceans need saving before science is nailed (Nature) Aug 15, 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 Guylian Seahorses of the World Photo Competition 2014 Jul 23, 2014
- Jun 24, 2014 Rare seahorses in the Philippines (Dive Magazine) Jun 24, 2014
- Jun 8, 2014 Do you know where your seafood's from? (CBC News) Jun 8, 2014
- Jun 5, 2014 Shun shrimp that hasn't been sustainably sourced (Vancouver Sun) Jun 5, 2014
- Jun 3, 2014 Trawling for B.C. prawns a threat (Vancouver 24 hrs) Jun 3, 2014
- May 25, 2014 Two divers praised for rare seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia (The Globe and Mail) May 25, 2014
- May 22, 2014 Citizen scientists spot rare seahorse in Canadian waters May 22, 2014
- May 22, 2014 See the rare seahorse spotted off the N.S. coast (CTV News) May 22, 2014
- May 6, 2014 Building Capacity for Seahorse Monitoring in Vietnam (National Geographic) May 6, 2014
- Mar 5, 2014 London zoo photography exhibition reveals rare coral reef - in pictures (The Guardian) Mar 5, 2014
- Feb 24, 2014 Year of the Horse Kicks Off with Seahorse Conservation (National Geographic) Feb 24, 2014
- Feb 21, 2014 Win tickets to Expedition: Danajon Bank at London Zoo Feb 21, 2014
- Jan 15, 2014 Expedition: Danajon Bank in Hong Kong, Manila, Chicago Jan 15, 2014
2013
- Dec 23, 2013 You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it (Washington Post) Dec 23, 2013
- Nov 19, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan turns UBC researchers into rescuers (CBC News) Nov 19, 2013
- Nov 18, 2013 What's a Danajon Bank? (Huffington Post) Nov 18, 2013
- Nov 8, 2013 Relief and recovery fund for Danajon Bank Nov 8, 2013
- Oct 18, 2013 Annual Report 2012 Oct 18, 2013
- Oct 9, 2013 Introducing iSeahorse Oct 9, 2013
- Oct 9, 2013 Crowdsourcing Seahorses: New smartphone app offers hope for seahorse science and conservation Oct 9, 2013
- Sep 15, 2013 Divers needed for marine protected area surveys Sep 15, 2013
- Aug 27, 2013 Project Seahorse is hiring! Aug 27, 2013
- Jun 28, 2013 Swimming with sharks: Dr Amanda Vincent on CITES and Japan Jun 28, 2013
- Jun 8, 2013 Food for thought on World Oceans Day Jun 8, 2013
- Apr 29, 2013 A new breed of action hero cleans up at the Green Oscars (The Sunday Times) Apr 29, 2013
- Apr 23, 2013 Seahorse barrier reef habitat threatened (Huffington Post) Apr 23, 2013
- Apr 15, 2013 Expedition team releases photographs of threatened double-barrier reef Apr 15, 2013
- Apr 15, 2013 Saving Bohol's unknown underwater treasure (GMA News) Apr 15, 2013
- Mar 18, 2013 Expedition: Danajon Bank (National Geographic) Mar 18, 2013
- Mar 14, 2013 CITES takes decisive action to halt decline of sharks, manta rays Mar 14, 2013
- Mar 7, 2013 Project Seahorse informs CITES decision on trade regulation for sharks and rays Mar 7, 2013
- Mar 6, 2013 Announcing Expedition: Danajon Bank Mar 6, 2013
- Mar 5, 2013 Job posting: Director at PSF, Phillipines Mar 5, 2013
- Mar 5, 2013 UBC scientists, wildlife photographers launch Philippines expedition with crowdfunding Mar 5, 2013
- Mar 1, 2013 The role of CITES in the conservation of marine fishes subject to international trade Mar 1, 2013
- Jan 4, 2013 Syngnathid Biology International Symposium Jan 4, 2013
2012
- Oct 23, 2012 Seahorses threatened by trawling and pollution (NPR) Oct 23, 2012
- Oct 15, 2012 Race to save the seahorse (Rolex Awards Blog) Oct 15, 2012
- Oct 11, 2012 West African seahorse filmed for first time (The Telegraph) Oct 11, 2012
- Oct 11, 2012 Rare Video Of West African Seahorse Released (Sky News) Oct 11, 2012
- Oct 10, 2012 Senegalese seahorse caught on camera (Sea Monster) Oct 10, 2012
- Oct 10, 2012 First Video of Rare Brightly Colored Seahorse (National Geographic) Oct 10, 2012
- Oct 10, 2012 First-ever video footage of elusive West African seahorse Oct 10, 2012
- Oct 10, 2012 Project Seahorse captures first-ever video footage of elusive West African seahorse Oct 10, 2012
- Oct 9, 2012 And the winners are... Oct 9, 2012
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- Jun 8, 2012 World Oceans Day 2012 Jun 8, 2012
- Jun 7, 2012 Announcing the 2012 Guylian Seahorses of the World Photo Competition Jun 7, 2012
- Jun 1, 2012 The wondrous, endangered seahorse (UBC Science) Jun 1, 2012
- May 31, 2012 Crowdfunding conservation (CBC Radio) May 31, 2012
- May 23, 2012 Seahorses and the "onion world" (University of Cambridge) May 23, 2012
- May 7, 2012 Meet Dr. Sarah Foster May 7, 2012
- May 1, 2012 Shining a light on seahorses (Odyssey Kids' Magazine) May 1, 2012
- May 1, 2012 Swimming with seahorses (Odyssey Kids' Magazine) May 1, 2012
- Apr 28, 2012 How a tiny seahorse is riding to the rescue of natural wonders wrecked by dynamite (Times of London) Apr 28, 2012
- Apr 15, 2012 Farming aquarium species to save them (Washington Post) Apr 15, 2012
- Mar 15, 2012 Amanda Vincent featured in the new book 'Wildlife Heroes' Mar 15, 2012
- Feb 2, 2012 Project Seahorse is hiring Feb 2, 2012
- Feb 1, 2012 Saving seahorses means saving our seas (WAZA News) Feb 1, 2012
- Jan 20, 2012 2012: Celebrating the Year of the Water Dragon Jan 20, 2012
2011
- Nov 29, 2011 Symposium on coral reef conservation Nov 29, 2011
- Nov 28, 2011 Divers needed for marine protected area surveys Nov 28, 2011
- Nov 4, 2011 Shallow Seas talk at ZSL Nov 4, 2011
- Nov 1, 2011 Syngnathids Symposium at Shedd Aquarium Nov 1, 2011
- Oct 27, 2011 Dr. Heather Koldewey awarded ZSL medal Oct 27, 2011
- Oct 19, 2011 Project Seahorse needs your help Oct 19, 2011
- Oct 14, 2011 Project Seahorse scientists in the news Oct 14, 2011
- Oct 3, 2011 Shallow argument (Conservation Magazine) Oct 3, 2011
- Oct 3, 2011 Communicating "shallow" conservation Oct 3, 2011
- Sep 23, 2011 Project Seahorse joins Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Sep 23, 2011
- Sep 14, 2011 New study: Local communities key to conservation planning Sep 14, 2011
- Aug 24, 2011 New Project Seahorse annual report Aug 24, 2011
- Aug 22, 2011 Saving the quirky seahorse (Wall Street Journal) Aug 22, 2011
- Aug 18, 2011 Catch up on the Seaweed Chronicles Aug 18, 2011
- Aug 3, 2011 CITES, conservation and geopolitics Aug 3, 2011
- Jul 23, 2011 Experts to boost marine conservation in the Philippines Jul 23, 2011
- Jun 13, 2011 New research on seahorse genetics, conservation, and more Jun 13, 2011
- Jun 8, 2011 Saving seahorses means saving our seas Jun 8, 2011
- May 25, 2011 PS team member awarded new grant for research on gender and fisheries May 25, 2011
- May 25, 2011 Project Ocean to create marine safe havens (GMA News) May 25, 2011
- May 18, 2011 Project Seahorse to host "Weird and Wonderful Seahorses" at Selfridges May 18, 2011
- May 12, 2011 Project Ocean launches in United Kingdom May 12, 2011
- May 10, 2011 Project Seahorse at the 2011 International Marine Conservation Congress May 10, 2011
- Mar 28, 2011 Project Seahorse team member recognized for work on women and marine conservation Mar 28, 2011
- Mar 16, 2011 Over 60% world's reefs at risk, according to new report co-authored by Project Seahorse alumnus Mar 16, 2011
- Mar 8, 2011 Hong Kong couples vow to love, cherish and conserve seahorses Mar 8, 2011
- Jan 15, 2011 New Project Seahorse paper on small-scale fisheries and conservation Jan 15, 2011
2010
- Nov 29, 2010 Announcing the winner of the 2010 Guylian Seahorses of the World photo contest Nov 29, 2010
- Nov 15, 2010 Project Seahorse's 2009 annual report now available Nov 15, 2010
- Oct 15, 2010 Project Seahorse brings marine conservation message to Times Square Oct 15, 2010
- Oct 5, 2010 Project Seahorse partner ZSL celebrates first-time seahorse success Oct 5, 2010
- Oct 2, 2010 Gamblers backing a seahorse (UK Sun) Oct 2, 2010
- Oct 2, 2010 Gamblers Backing a Seahorse Oct 2, 2010
- Sep 8, 2010 Seahorse plight in Gulf highlights oil spill effects (CTV) Sep 8, 2010
- Sep 7, 2010 World's smallest seahorse faces extinction after BP oil spill (The Guardian) Sep 7, 2010
- Sep 7, 2010 Seahorses face bleak future after BP oil slick, biologists say (Bloomberg) Sep 7, 2010
- Sep 7, 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens seahorse species with extinction: researchers Sep 7, 2010
- Jun 29, 2010 Project Seahorse director to attend Buckingham Palace garden party Jun 29, 2010
- Jun 21, 2010 ZSL hosts BBC's Wild Night: Project Seahorse highlighted Jun 21, 2010
- Apr 14, 2010 Leaders in conservation named finalists for $100,000 award to help animals (L.A. Times) Apr 14, 2010
- Apr 13, 2010 Amanda Vincent Named Finalist for 2010 Indianapolis Prize Apr 13, 2010
- Mar 30, 2010 The economics of endangerment (The MIT Tech) Mar 30, 2010
2009
- Nov 18, 2009 Seahorse "hitchhikes" Atlantic (BBC) Nov 18, 2009
- Nov 9, 2009 Custom seized seahorses at London Zoo (ZSL) Nov 9, 2009
- Jul 22, 2009 Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems Jul 22, 2009
- Jul 22, 2009 Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems: UBC research (e! Science News) Jul 22, 2009
2004
- Nov 24, 2004 Research begins into saving Australia's seahorses (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Nov 24, 2004
- Nov 24, 2004 Female seahorses left high and dry (Sydney Morning Herald) Nov 24, 2004
- Aug 1, 2004 Project Seahorse: Tackling the traditional chinese medicine trade in Asia (Wildlife Conservation) Aug 1, 2004
2003
- Aug 13, 2003 Saving the Seahorse (Vancouver Courier) Aug 13, 2003
- May 12, 2003 Kleinstes Seepferdchen der Welt entdeckt (Der Spiegel) May 12, 2003
- May 12, 2003 World's smallest seahorse discovered (CNN) May 12, 2003
- May 1, 2003 Project Seahorse: Sustaining environment and community (Asian Geographic) May 1, 2003
2002
- Dec 2, 2002 UBC prof gets seahorse global protection (Vancouver Sun) Dec 2, 2002
- Jun 14, 2002 Seahorse Fathers Take Reins in Childbirth (National Geographic) Jun 14, 2002
2000
- Feb 8, 2000 Seahorses in peril (BBC) Feb 8, 2000

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