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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!