Amanda Vincent

Amanda Vincent
Nationality	Canadian, British
Alma mater	Cambridge University, University of Western Ontario
Known for	Seahorse research and conservation Marine conservation
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2020) Indianapolis Prize for Animal Conservation (2020) Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation (2002-2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Marine biologist, conservationist
Institutions	Project Seahorse University of British Columbia

Amanda Vincent is a Canadian marine biologist and conservationist, one of the world's leading experts on seahorses and their relatives.^[1] She currently holds the chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group and is the marine representative on the IUCN's International Red List Committee as well as being the chair of its Marine Conservation Committee. She previously held the Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation at the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada from 2002 to 2012. Vincent co-founded and directs Project Seahorse, an interdisciplinary and international organization committed to conservation and sustainable use of the world's coastal marine ecosystems.^[2] In 2020 she became the first marine conservationist to win the world's leading prize for animal conservation, the Indianapolis Prize.^[3]