Hi Listers,
First of all, thanks to everyone who responded to my previous request for
information on seahorses in Thailand. I did find a couple of good
populations, including one off Pattaya in the eastern Gulf of Thailand (see
http://www.pattayatrader.com/?dospecial=archives#features/82 for a magazine
article I wrote on the finding). Starting February, Ill be extending my
survey efforts to Vietnam.
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 interested in Vietnam because it exports large volumes of
seahorses annually, and we'll like to assess the status and distribution of
the local seahorse populations. I've done an initial search of published
literature and web resources, but havent found much specific information
about areas with good numbers of seahorses.
If you've seen seahorses anywhere off the coasts of Vietnam 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-postings.
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.
