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ContentsExecutive Summary 3Policy Development 4Marine Protected Areas 6Seahorse Research 9Non-food Fisheries Research 14Marine Medicinals 15Aquaria 16Sustainable Livelihoods 17Social Development and Outreach 18Publications 19Operations and Finances 20Donors and Sponsors 21The Project Seahorse Team 22page 2COVER PHOTO BY KEVIN MARKEYALL OTHER PHOTOS BY PROJECT SEAHORSEEXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED
Executive SummaryProject Seahorse began 2003 on a high note, having just led a successful campaignto bring all species of seahorses under a global trade regime. The addition ofseahorses to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of WildFauna and Flora was a first for marine fishes of commercial importance, creatingnew opportunities – and new challenges – for marine conservation. Thanks to thesupport of our partners and collaborators we are better positioned to tackle thosechallenges than ever before. In Hong Kong, for example, the Chinese MedicineMerchants Association formally endorsed our proposed minimum size limit oninternationally traded seahorses. Such support paves the way for the proposal’sintroduction to the international community as we approach implementation of thelisting in May 2004.The Philippines team embraced the new year by registering as a non-governmentalorganization, the Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation. Under theguidance of a new national director, Amado Blanco, our biological research andsustainable livelihoods programs made major strides. The long-term MPAmonitoring program completed a fifth year of field surveys, and we helped set upthree new marine protected areas. The KAMADA fishers alliance of the DanajonBank, meanwhile, attracted new members and emerged as a significant voice inregional fisheries management.In Australia, Keith Martin-Smith worked closely with the Australian FisheriesManagement Authority on bycatch management and provided input on otherfisheries issues in the country. Seahorse biology researchers made discoveries inthe Philippines and Portugal, and the description of a new species of pygmyseahorse drew worldwide media attention to the entire team.The Vancouver headquarters saw its own share of changes in its new offices at theUniversity of British Columbia. Two new research assistants and a wildlife tradeanalyst are filling gaps in our understanding of non-food fisheries and other globaltrade issues and a new four-member operations team has given Project Seahorse anenhanced degree of professionalism in program management.The closure of the Shedd Aquarium’s Seahorse Symphony exhibit marked the end ofan enormously successful public education effort in Chicago. But the Symphony wasmuch more than that – it was the catalyst for the Project Seahorse-Shedd AquariumPartnership for Marine Conservation. That partnership shows no sign of losingmomentum as we begin the final year of our current five-year strategic plan.page 3
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