Australian Syngnathid International Trade Records from Interviews and Official Sources

Australian trade data for syngnathid species (seahorses and pipefish) was estimated from semi-structured interviews with traditional medicine merchants and aquarium businesses in Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane. The dataset also includes official records of international trade sourced from the Australian Department of Environment & Heritage. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess the scale of syngnathid trade for conservation planning based on interview and official record data.
• Compare trade sources between traditional medicine and aquarium sectors based on the described data collection methods.
• Model potential pressures on Australian syngnathid populations based on reported trade volumes.
• Inform CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) compliance and reporting for syngnathids based on official trade records.

Strengths

• Data combines two distinct sources: merchant interviews and official government records.
• Interviews cover four major Australian cities: Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane.
• Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-07-13 21:07:48.770602.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the selected interview cities.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, incorporating data from the Department of Environment & Heritage (Federal).

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews with merchants and businesses, combined with official government trade records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 21:07:48.770602; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, with focus on Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane.