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Thousands of Seadragons Dead in South ...

Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom (HAB), dominated by the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi, along with smaller concentrations of related Karenia and Karlodinium species, and other harmful algae.

Thousands of Seadragons Dead in South Australia’s Worst Recorded Harmful Algal Bloom
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Project Seahorse leads efforts to improve regulation of international seahorse trade in Asia

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An account by Dr. Sarah Foster, Focal Point for Global Trade at the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, of the recent workshop that brought together government representatives and experts from eight different countries to discuss seahorse conservation.

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Global assessments alone just aren’t enough, Part 2

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We wanted to know the conservation status of seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (syngnathids) at the national level and what, if any, national regulations exist to protect them? To this end, we spent weeks scouring literature, websites and government documents to determine which countries had assessed the conservation status of syngnathids at the national level.