Save Our Seahorses is a conservation organisation set up to help save seahorses by working closely with local communities whose livelihood depends on their existence. Conservation through cultivation - To initiate captive breeding projects in areas where seahorses are actively fished and thus help alleviate pressures on wild populations.
2. Stop fishing pregnant males - Our research shows up to 10
0% of males fished are pregnant - if simply held for several days in existing cages and allowed to give birth, this would have a significant positive effect on the wild population.
3. Education - To create awareness of the plight of the Seahorse by encouraging alternatives to the use of seahorses in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
4. Marine Reserves - To campaign for the set-up of marine reserves to help preserve localised breeding populations of seahorses which can repopulate surrounding areas.
5. Habitat Protection - Seahorse habitat is being wiped out globally due to coastal development, pollution and destructive fishing. The preservation of these areas are not just crucial to maintaining seahorse populations globally but for the conservation of marine ecosystems in general.
