Hi Listers, I'm surveying seahorse populations in Southeast Asia as part of my postdoctoral research at the Shedd Aquarium, in collaboration with Project Seahorse. We are starting efforts in Thailand because it has the largest volumes of seahorse exports globally, and we'll like to assess the status and distribution of the local seahorse populations. We've done initial searches along the Andaman coast, looked through literature, searched online and interviewed a number of people on the ground, but are having difficulty finding areas with good numbers of seahorses.
If you've seen seahorses anywhere off the coasts of Thailand recently (past 2-5 years), I would be very appreciative if you could email me at [email protected]. Information on specific location, habitat details, depths and approximate dates would be very useful. Apologies for any cross-posting. Thanks very much in advance! Best, Tse-Lynn Tse-Lynn Loh, Ph.D Postdoctoral Research Associate Project Seahorse Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research John G. Shedd Aquarium p 312.692.3173 www.sheddaquarium.org Shedd Aquarium is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums.
