Quit rustling our horses! Grrr

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chillyinCanada

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I find them to be quite cool little critters. You light up their life in the middle of the night and they start to feed. I've spent many more than one tank just watching one of them. Fascinating.

You would need to ask an expert how they get here (Northeast USA) and if they last the winter. ( @agilis )

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They are fascinating creatures. And look kind of intelligent the way their eyes study their environment. Truly sickening.

An excerpt:
"A clear picture has emerged about the curative activities of seahorses because researchers have found out that, in addition to their traditional use in treating erectile dysfunction [6], [9], seahorses also exhibit antitumor, antiaging, and antifatigue properties and are able to suppress neuroinflammatory responses and collagen release [8], [10]. The two-millennium history of TCM guarantees a great demand for seahorses among Chinese people, and dried seahorses are mainly consumed in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan [7]. The economic development of China, which has increased the demands for TCM, has been catastrophic for wild animals [11]. It is thus predicted that seahorses will face increasingly deleterious conditions in the future."

Even though fishery by-catch, especially from shrimp trawlers, is the principal method of seahorse capture [12], economic enticement has caused an increasing number of fishermen to employ fishing methods that specifically target seahorses in many developing nations, such as Brazil, India, and the Philippines [7]. Fishing has had drastic effects on many aspects of seahorses, such as harming individuals, destroying social structure, reducing reproduction, affecting population structure, and devastating habitats [13]; unfortunately, many of their life history traits, such as high mate fidelity, small brood sizes, lengthy parental care, and low dispersal ability, make them more susceptible to persistent exploitation


This makes me and plenty of others very unhappy. Remember to spread the word everywhere that you go, the reason these practices are so dangerous for us all and our oceans! How does a poacher go about catching that many Seahorses anyway? What happens to the bi-catch? How much damage do they do to the bottom? Grrrr

Ship Carrying Over 12.3 Million Illegally Caught Seahorses Intercepted Off Coast of Peru
 
This makes me and plenty of others very unhappy. Remember to spread the word everywhere that you go, the reason these practices are so dangerous for us all and our oceans! How does a poacher go about catching that many Seahorses anyway? What happens to the bi-catch? How much damage do they do to the bottom? Grrrr

Ship Carrying Over 12.3 Million Illegally Caught Seahorses Intercepted Off Coast of Peru

Oh this is terrible. At Blue Heron Bridge I have seen ONE...12.3 million to be ground up and taken for viagra-like treatments???? Ugh
 
Yesterday (December 29) I was diving under the Blue Heron Bridge,Riviera Beach, Florida. I came across a diver (at the bottom) with a small aquarium net. I stared at her—but the current swept me past her. She was wearing a wetsuit with “Sea World” on it. When leaving, I saw her hauling a 5 gallon bucket (obviously filled with water and sea life) to her truck (kayak on top). She was obviously taking sea life. I regret not stopping to ask her what she was doing.

Anyone know? Illegal? A local group convinced the County to issue an ordinance forbidding the removal of sea creatures. Are special permits issued? Is that where our local sea horses are disappearing to?
 
Yesterday (December 29) I was diving under the Blue Heron Bridge,Riviera Beach, Florida. I came across a diver (at the bottom) with a small aquarium net. I stared at her—but the current swept me past her. She was wearing a wetsuit with “Sea World” on it. When leaving, I saw her hauling a 5 gallon bucket (obviously filled with water and sea life) to her truck (kayak on top). She was obviously taking sea life. I regret not stopping to ask her what she was doing.

Anyone know? Illegal? A local group convinced the County to issue an ordinance forbidding the removal of sea creatures. Are special permits issued? Is that where our local sea horses are disappearing to?

while I don’t know about this women I do believe sea world has programs with FAU and BC here in the ftl area. So it may be someone associated with the program.
 

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