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CITES

Hippocampus kuda. Photo: Lindsay Aylesworth/Project Seahorse

New Working Paper: A practical approach to meeting national obligations for sustainable trade under CITES

This pragmatic geographic analysis provides managers in India with a tractable route towards regulating seahorse exports at sustainable levels.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, bottom trawling, CITES, Conservation, India, Project Seahorse, Publications, Research, Sarah Harper, seahorses, Sustainability

New Fisheries Centre Research Report (FCRR)

New Fisheries Centre Research Report (FCRR)

Implementing CITES Appendix II listings for marine fishes: a novel framework and a constructive analysis

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, Faculty, FCRR, fish, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Publications, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses, sharks

CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses

CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses

Project Seahorse reports on the first quantitative analysis of how CITES has influenced the international trade in marine fishes.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CITES, international trade, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses

Changes in the international trade in live seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) after their listing on CITES Appendix II

Changes in the international trade in live seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) after their listing on CITES Appendix II

This new Fisheries Centre Research Report (FCRR) investigates the international live trade in seahorses.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, Faculty, FCRR, IOF Research Associates, IUCN, Project Seahorse, Publications, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses

CITES can – and should – improve its remedial process for countries that tolerate unsustainable trade

CITES can – and should – improve its remedial process for countries that tolerate unsustainable trade

“We did this study because we want to see CITES be all it can be.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CITES, Faculty, Illegal fishing, international trade, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses, Sustainability

Hippocampus kuda. Photo: Lindsay Aylesworth/Project Seahorse

FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in India pre-ban

This FCRR report documents the first seahorse trade surveys and analyses conducted by Project Seahorse in India, in 1999.

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, Faculty, FCRR, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Publications, Research, seahorses

Despite export bans global seahorse trade continues

Despite export bans global seahorse trade continues

95% of dried seahorses in Hong Kong’s market were reported as being imported from source countries that had export bans in place.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, Faculty, IOF alumni, IOF Research Associates, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses

Seahorse exploitation and trade in Viet Nam

Seahorse exploitation and trade in Viet Nam

This newly released Fisheries Centre Research Report looks at the difficulties that Viet Nam experienced as they tried to implement CITES required export controls for seahorses.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, FCRR, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Publications, Sarah Foster, seahorses

Project Seahorse work leads to huge international change, as Thailand announces it is suspending seahorse exports.

Project Seahorse work leads to huge international change, as Thailand announces it is suspending seahorse exports.

Project Seahorse is applauding Thailand’s decision to end seahorse exports until it can trade in a sustainable manner, without damaging their wild populations.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, CITES, Faculty, Project Seahorse, seahorses, Sustainability

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