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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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Project Seahorse

Amanda Vincent named as finalist for the Indianapolis Prize

Amanda Vincent named as finalist for the Indianapolis Prize

The Indianapolis Prize Finalists represent the world’s most successful professional wildlife conservationists, biologists and scientists, and their heroic work has saved dozens of animal species and their habitats from extinction.

Posted in 2020, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Awards, Conservation, Faculty, Project Seahorse, seahorses

FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in the Philippines post-CITES

FCRR – The catch and trade of seahorses in the Philippines post-CITES

This Fisheries Centre Research Report was produced by Project Seahorse and the Zoological Society of London-Philippines, and carried out in collaboration with the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Faculty, FCRR, IOF Research Associates, Philippines, Project Seahorse, Publications, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

A new species of pipefish found in Argentina has been named after IOF Professor Amanda Vincent.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Awards, Faculty, Pipefish, Project Seahorse, seahorses

© Filip Staes, Guylian Seahorses of the World Photography Competition 2016

New approach for determining conservation threat for species with little data

With species-level CHI modelling, researchers could estimate conservation status for thousands of Data Deficient species on the IUCN Red List.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Project Seahorse, Research, Species distribution, Xiong Zhang

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

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

Women play critical role in fisheries governance, studies suggest

IOF researchers investigated women’s roles in fisheries governance in British Columbia and in the Philippines.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, Amanda Vincent, Danika Kleiber, Faculty, fisheries management, Gender, Indigenous fisheries, IOF alumni, IOF students, Project Seahorse, Research, Women

© Filip Staes, Guylian Seahorses of the World Photography Competition 2016

Project Seahorse and Guylian Belgian Chocolates celebrate 20 years of partnership

Guylian has created Belgian chocolates in the shape of seashells and seahorses and has been the major sustaining sponsor of Project Seahorse since 1999

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Conservation, Faculty, Marine ecosystems, Project Seahorse, seahorses

Amanda Vincent wins FSBI’s Le Cren Medal

Amanda Vincent wins FSBI’s Le Cren Medal

For her lifelong contribution to all aspects of the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on conservation, training or public understanding of the discipline.

Posted in 2018, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Awards, Conservation, Faculty, Project Seahorse, seahorses

Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices

Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices

New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, Conservation, Coral, Faculty, fishing practices, IOF students, Philippines, Project Seahorse

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

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