Promotion on public consensus for horseshoe crab conservation in

TaiwanOutline

1. Review of promoting public consensus

2. Philosophy of conserving horseshoe crabs

3. Highlights of promoting work

Hwey- Lian HSIEH

Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

Taipei, Taiwan

June 15th, 2011

2009

Review of promoting public

consensus on horseshoe crab

conservation

The goals of promoting

horseshoe crab conservation

Species conservation

Habitat conservation

Biodiversity conservation

Philosophic basis for conserving

horseshoe crab• Phylogenetic data enlightens intimate relationship

between human and horseshoe crab

• Living fossil represents a well adapted species on earth

• Removal of anthropogenic impacts

Dedication with passion, compassion, knowledge

• Recognize its value- brotherhood relation

• Identify adverse impacts- harvest, habitat loss and degradation

• Habitat restoration and population enhancement

Six principles of promoting

horseshoe crab conservation

Cultural

concern

Localization

Stakeholder

organization

Scientific

knowledge

Involvement of

younger

generation

Economic

incentive

Publishing books, booklets,

and pamphlets

(Chinese, English, Japanese)

Scientific knowledge, Localization

Delivering public lectures in

Der-Shun Hong’ ancestral shrine in Kinmen

Cultural concern, Localization

Stakeholder organization,

Localization

Association of Promoting Recreational

Agriculture And Fishery

--- A government-registered NGO

Members include:

• Local schools

• Local government

• Kinmen National Park

• Institute of Fishery Research in Kinmen

• Local media agent

• Scientists of Biodiversity Research Center, Academia

Sinica

Ceremony of forming

The Horseshoe Crab Guards

Indoor decoration of a

on-site guard station

Program conductor:

Association of Promoting Recreational

Agriculture And Fishery

Brain storming

“Fisherman And Horseshoe

crab”, Editor Der-Shun

Hong

Published by Association of

Promoting Recreational

Agriculture And Fishery in 2010

Stakeholder organization,

Localization

Kinmen local NGO monitor

horseshoe crabs habitat

and population changes

Scientific knowledge, Localization

Bakery with horseshoe

crab shape

Wooden horseshoe crab pastry

mold

Economic

Incentive,

Localization

Kinmen

Economic incentive, Localization

Designing and

practicing ecotourism

Budai, Chiayi County

Assisting

National

Geographic

to produce

TV program

Space Crab

Cultural concern, Scientific knowledge,

Localization

Cast

Tachypleus

tridentatus

Hosting

exhibitions and

displaying mini-

showcase during

Academia

Sinica’s open

houses

Scientific knowledge, Involvement of

younger generations, Localization

Supporting special

exhibition at Yehliu

Ocean World,

northern Taiwan

Scientific knowledge, Localization

Paper folding game

3.5m+6

m

2.4

m

3.7

m

EntranceLive Adult

Horseshoe Crabs

Videos

Different Stages of

Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs

Touch Pool

Horseshoe Crab

Natural Habitat

Hosted by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Opening 18-19 June 2011

Scientific knowledge, localization

Legend of The Horseshoe Crab Special Exhibition

Involvement of younger generations

“Young Voices, Horseshoe Crab in The Arts” competition 2009

hosted by Ecological Research and Development Group, USA

Sheng Guan-Yu

third grad student（洗冠宇）

Petitioning to list the

horseshoe crab as

conservative species

for three times

Scientific knowledge, cultural concern,

economic incentive

REJECTED by Wildlife

Protection Authority-

Forestry Bureau

Petition document

Stakeholder organization, localization,

economic incentive

Initiating cross-strait

exchanges and

collaborations between

officials, private sectors,

and researchers in Taiwan

and mainland China

Economic

incentive

Local company

plans to construct a

museum and

protection park for

horseshoe crab at

Pin-tan, mainland

China

Agreement on

cross-strait

collaboration

for horseshoe

crab conservation

(a draft)

Day of Horseshoe crab

Conservation

Cultural concern

Promoting Chinese Valentine Day (lunar 7th of July) as the

Horseshoe Crab Conservation Day for people in Taiwan and

mainland China

Vega

Lady weaver

Magpie

Bridge

Altair

water buffalo

herder

Milk way

Horseshoe crab

Bridge

Conclusions

• Research

• Education

• Legislation

Cherish brotherhood,

Save horseshoe crabs,

Save ourselves!