Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough to tackle ...
IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group
Group leadership
Prof Amanda VINCENT
Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough to tackle conservation problems now, even if more information might be valuable. When not volunteering for the IUCN, Amanda is a Professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She directs a marine conservation team called Project Seahorse which has won many awards for its effectiveness at making change by linking research, management and policy together in tight feedback loops. Amanda has spent much of her life in Latin America and Asia, working with communities in the field and governments in their offices. She is very proud of her Indianapolis Prize, the leading award for animal conservation.
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As the recognised global authority on seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, and their relatives, we are dedicated to the conservation of these important fishes.
The IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group (SPS SG) provides independent technical and scientific advice to governments and other groups to improve the conservation status of these species. We regularly assess the threat of extinction for these animals, undertake and publish research ...
MISSION
Promote the long-term conservation of the world's Syngnathiform (seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, and their relatives) fishes through the illumination and alleviation of threats to wild populations and their ocean habitat.
Specialist Group work
Conservation Assessments
Develop conservation action plans for threatened species and examine the threat of extinction facing.
SPSSG on the IUCN Red List
To inform conservation efforts, SPSSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Annual Report
Learn about SPSSG's work and results in 2024 and 2025.
Previous reports:
SPSSG Annual Report 2023
SPSSG Annual Report 2021
SPSSG Annual Report 2020
SPSSG Annual Report 2019
SPSSG Annual Report 2018
SPSSG Annual Report 2016-2017