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Project Seahorse Leaders in marine conservation - we take effective action for seahorses and their seas.

Does collecting marine life to develop new medicines - known as marine bioprospecting, pose a threat to ocean conservati...
09/24/2026

Does collecting marine life to develop new medicines - known as marine bioprospecting, pose a threat to ocean conservation?

This week’s spotlight study dove into the reality of marine bioprospecting and found that initial collections use tiny samples and have minimal impact on the environment. The real threat to conservation is when an organism shows medical promise, which leads to huge amounts of harvesting.

Read more on marine bioprospecting and recommendations to minimize risk: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/scale-and-sustainability-of-marine-bioprospecting-for-pharmaceuticals/

📸 Say hello to the magical West African seahorse, or 𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist D...
09/18/2026

📸 Say hello to the magical West African seahorse, or 𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist Dennis Rabeling.

👀 Spot a seahorse too? Snap a photo and report your sighting to the iSeahorse project hosted on iNaturalist.org. Your photos can provide crucial data, helping our scientists fill research gaps to better protect seahorses and the seas.

🔗 Learn more about iSeahorse here: www.iseahorse.org

Human use and land development put freshwater ecosystems under immense stress – so how can we protect these species and ...
09/17/2026

Human use and land development put freshwater ecosystems under immense stress – so how can we protect these species and habitats?

For this week, we look to a study that offers a blueprint for Freshwater Protected Areas (FWPAs). Conservation strategies include protecting surrounding land to prevent runoff, restoring natural water flow patterns, and preventing the introduction of invasive species.

Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/freshwater-protected-areas-strategies-for-conservation/

Since July, our PhD candidate and researcher, Samara Polwatta, has interviewed more than 200 fishers, traders, divers, a...
09/17/2026

Since July, our PhD candidate and researcher, Samara Polwatta, has interviewed more than 200 fishers, traders, divers, and other community members across eight of Sri Lanka’s coastal districts as part of a national-scale study of seahorse fisheries and trade.
Her fieldwork is revealing valuable insights into seahorse bycatch and trade, alongside the cultural beliefs and practices that shape how people interact with these fishes.

Learn more https://projectseahorse.org/fieldnotesfromsrilanka/

Our spotlight on our global arts movement, Inspired by Iconic Fishes, continues! We’re delighted to share this beautiful...
09/11/2026

Our spotlight on our global arts movement, Inspired by Iconic Fishes, continues! We’re delighted to share this beautiful mug, crafted by Kamila Thayanne at Ateliê Somos Um!

Inspired by one of our , this stunning piece brings a little ocean magic right to your hands. Handmade in Caraguatatuba, Brazil, Kamila believes in conscious consumption, creating every piece with care, intention, and a deep respect for nature. She enjoys working intuitively and creatively, creating her pieces without strict molds so that everything is original and unique.

Whether you paint, dance, doodle, weave, write, design jewellery, compose music, build Lego, cut potato prints, or create in ways we haven’t imagined yet, we’d love to have you join us in inspiring awe for these magical fishes.

Start by exploring our Inspiration Kit on www.iconicfishes.art.

🐟 Think male pregnancy means female do all the chasing? Think again! Most people assume that male pregnancy in seahors...
09/10/2026

🐟 Think male pregnancy means female do all the chasing? Think again!

Most people assume that male pregnancy in seahorses means the s*x roles are reversed, but this week’s spotlight study showed that seahorses keep traditional mating roles. The males are still the ones who compete for mates – they exhibit highly competitive behaviours like wrestling and snout-snapping to win over females.

Read more here: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/seahorses-exhibit-conventional-s*x-roles-in-mating-competition-despite-male-pregnancy/

Earlier this week at the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Symposium, our program leader, Dr. Sarah Foster presented our research...
09/04/2026

Earlier this week at the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Symposium, our program leader, Dr. Sarah Foster presented our research on the thousands of fish species caught by bottom trawl fisheries worldwide.

Drawing on more than 9,000 records spanning over a century, our study found that more than 3,000 species have been caught in bottom trawls – including many threatened with extinction. And the true number could be nearly twice as high.

Our research also highlights how FishBase can be a valuable tool for understanding the impacts of fisheries and finding ways to reconcile fisheries and conservation.

The findings highlight the need to rethink how bottom-trawl catches are documented, assessed, and managed.

Read the full paper here: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/global-diversity-of-marine-fishes-caught-in-bottom-trawl-fisheries/

📊 41 seahorse species have been recorded on iSeahorse by our incredible community of citizen scientists! While this mi...
09/04/2026

📊 41 seahorse species have been recorded on iSeahorse by our incredible community of citizen scientists!

While this milestone is a true testament to the power of community-led science, some seahorses have never been recorded, and some have only been recorded once. Join us in searching for these "missing" seahorses – upload your sightings to the iSeahorse project hosted on iNaturalist.org.

Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/missingseahorses/

Last year, our PhD student and researcher Ruth Arnold conducted fieldwork in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula in collaboration...
09/01/2026

Last year, our PhD student and researcher Ruth Arnold conducted fieldwork in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula in collaboration with Prof. Nuno Simões at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to support a national plan to protect seahorses. Her research included 350 interviews and 60 dives, revealing that seahorses are often caught as bycatch despite a ban.

Just 32 seahorses were recorded during her fieldwork. While few in number, these observations do set valuable baselines for future seahorse monitoring and will assist in the species distribution model that Ruth is now building.

Read more: https://projectseahorse.org/plunging-into-mexicos-seahorse-story/

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