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Last updated: February 15, 2022 @3:50 pm
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Dr. Sarah Foster, PhD

Research Associate and Program Manager
Faculty of Science
Project Seahorse
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Vancouver Campus
Expertise

wildlife trade, illegal wildlife trade, seahorses, fisheries, conservation, policy, oceans, trawling, fish, marine protected areas, community science, seafood, sustainable seafood,

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s.foster@oceans.ubc.ca
604–827–5139
https://projectseahorse.org/about-us/who-we-are/current-team/sarah-foster/
Twitter/ sjanefoster
Languages
English
In the Media

Impunity and incompetence fuel illegal Mexico-China seahorse trade – Diálogo Chino

Tiny fish to big picture – Brian Banks

Used as a natural Viagra in Chinese medicine, seahorse numbers are declining – CNN

Seahorse trade continues despite export bans, study finds – Mongabay

Sustainable fishing is critical now more than ever, studies say – Vancouver Sun

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