Dr. Amanda Vincent is awarded The 2005 Chevron Conservation Award

Dr. Amanda Vincent. Dr. Vincent co-founded and directs Project Seahorse based in Vancouver, Canada, at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Vincent was the first biologist to study seahorses under water, document their extensive commercial trade and initiate a seahorse conservation project. Seahorses are threatened by habit degradation, harmful fishing practices and are overexploited for use in traditional medicines, tonic foods, aquarium displays and curiosities. By securing official listings of many seahorses as endangered species, generating regulations for international trade in seahorses and increasing the number of protected seahorse habitats around the world, her work has helped to ensure the survival of wild seahorse populations.