Seahorse Research

[BeckyN]

Hi

This is my first time posting a thread.. hope it's in the right place!

I have just qualified as an OWSI and am also about to start my final year of a Marine Biology degree. I have to pick a dissertation title - and rather than just select one from a list of many that the university provide - I'd like to do something that I'm curious and passionate about... seahorses!

Diving has given me the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures in the wild and I would really like to find out more about them.

I'd like to ask - does anybody have any ideas? Ideas about previous research, things we need to know, things we'd like to know.

I thought it would be a great idea to ask here, as we are the people who get to see beautiful creatures, who come up with ideas about conservation and research and who genuinely want to learn new things.

Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from anyone with ideas.

Becky x

 

[archman]

Well, here's a scientist who works on seahorses. Maybe you can pick up some ideas from his website.
JonesLab

 

[BeckyN]

Thank you archman, much appreciated! Becky

 

[Oceandvr]

A few researchers at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute have studied the life history of the lined seahorse. See the bottom of p. 18 for an abstract (includes contact info) - http://www.sdafs.org/flafs/PDF/FAFS2008_Program.pdf

Also, the Florida Aquarium is involved in Seahorse conservation - The Florida Aquarium - Conservation

 

[annasea]

Project Seahorse

 

[almitywife]

Hi

This is my first time posting a thread.. hope it's in the right place!

I have just qualified as an OWSI and am also about to start my final year of a Marine Biology degree. I have to pick a dissertation title - and rather than just select one from a list of many that the university provide - I'd like to do something that I'm curious and passionate about... seahorses!

Diving has given me the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures in the wild and I would really like to find out more about them.

I'd like to ask - does anybody have any ideas? Ideas about previous research, things we need to know, things we'd like to know.

I thought it would be a great idea to ask here, as we are the people who get to see beautiful creatures, who come up with ideas about conservation and research and who genuinely want to learn new things.

Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from anyone with ideas.

Becky x

down here a friend of ours and a VERY nice guy (Dave Harasiti) is currently doing his PHD in the little buggers and Dave is also employed by our Dept of Fisheries for endangered species; The Underwater Photo Gallery - Dave Harasti

if you google "dave harasti seahorse" you will see a number of articles from him and about 2 months ago he was involved in the first breeding program of the critters that he is studying

part of his study is to tag them (to monitor their movement patterns ect) so when you look at his pics, see if you can find tiny coloured spots on them.

he also works with local councils for the protection of them. as they love to live on the swimmers nets he conducts studies to partially clean the nets in sections so they can move to another side until some growth for protection returns. in the old days the councils took off the nets, put them on the sand and drove over them with trucks to get rid of the growth - and killed all the seahorses in the process.

heheheh - daves greatest wish is to discover and name a new species after himself... and one day i reckon he will do it!

cheers and goodluck!

 

[BeckyN]

down here a friend of ours and a VERY nice guy (Dave Harasiti) is currently doing his PHD in the little buggers and Dave is also employed by our Dept of Fisheries for endangered species; The Underwater Photo Gallery - Dave Harasti

if you google "dave harasti seahorse" you will see a number of articles from him and about 2 months ago he was involved in the first breeding program of the critters that he is studying

part of his study is to tag them (to monitor their movement patterns ect) so when you look at his pics, see if you can find tiny coloured spots on them.

he also works with local councils for the protection of them. as they love to live on the swimmers nets he conducts studies to partially clean the nets in sections so they can move to another side until some growth for protection returns. in the old days the councils took off the nets, put them on the sand and drove over them with trucks to get rid of the growth - and killed all the seahorses in the process.

heheheh - daves greatest wish is to discover and name a new species after himself... and one day i reckon he will do it!

cheers and goodluck!

Thank you for your reply, Becky x