Global Seahorse Trade and Bycatch Data from 2004 to 2020

A 4.0 MB dataset by Geng Qin investigates global seahorse trade and bycatch pressures from 2004 to 2020. It quantifies mismatches between trade, fishing, and habitat protection. The data supports a proposed region-tailored conservation framework for small-bodied marine taxa.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global trade dynamics for seahorses based on the 2004–2020 time series mentioned in the description
• Quantifying mismatches between fishing pressure and habitat protection as described in the study
• Modeling region-tailored conservation frameworks for small-bodied marine taxa based on the proposed approach
• Assessing bycatch pressures on seahorse populations over time as indicated by the dataset's scope

Strengths

• Covers a 17-year time range from 2004 to 2020
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license
• Focuses on a specific, neglected taxon (seahorses) with global scope

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is packaged in a RAR archive, which may require specific extraction tools

Provenance

Source

Geng Qin via figshare

Collection Method

Likely compiled from trade records and bycatch observations, as inferred from the study description

Time Range

2004–2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 03:32:45; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global