Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation In October, SeaWorld Orlando announced the birth of three smalltooth sawfish pups, marking a historic achievement in global conservation for this endangered species as …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation International Sawfish Day was established as a collaboration between the Sawfish Species Survival Plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the European Association …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Sightings of endangered sawfish on the Florida Gulf Coast north of Charlotte Harbor are rare, especially those of small ones. But thanks to several …
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By Sonja Fordham, Guest Author Twenty years after the Smalltooth Sawfish was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), experts on the associated Recovery Team met in the Everglades to …
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Contributed by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States was once found in coastal waters from Texas to North Carolina. However, …
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Contributed by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement arrested two men in October for using an illegal gillnet near …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Sawfish are majestic marine animals that were once found in coastal waters of the United States from Texas to North Carolina. Unfortunately, decades of mortality …
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Since the early 1930’s when the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago displayed a smalltooth sawfish for the first time, public aquariums have created connections between people and these incredibly unique, and …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States experienced a dramatic decline during the 20th century due to overfishing and habitat …
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By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation The population of smalltooth sawfish in the United States experienced a significant decrease in numbers and distribution during the 20th century due to overfishing, …
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