Project Seahorse๐๏ธ Our latest newsletter has just dropped! ๐ Dive into the latest updates on seahorse conservation, research highlights, and more.
๐ Donโt miss out: http://projectseahorse.org/january-2026-newsletter/
Watch as seahorses swim onto your screens in Survival of the Slowest, an upcoming episode of The Nature of Things, featuring insights from our Program Leader Dr Sarah Foster and Aubrey Malone from Tampa Bay Watch, contributors of iSeahorse, our citizen science project.
๐จ๐ฆ Airing in Canada only
๐ฃ Thursday, January 15
๐ 9:00 PM & 9:30 PM (NT)
๐บOn CBC TV or stream on CBC Gem
#SavingSeahorses #thenatureofthings #ProjectSeahorse #TambaBayWatch #Seahorse #Conservation
๐ฃ Call for videos and photos ๐ฃ We urgently need visual resources to help advance our conservation mission. We would be so grateful for your ๐ฅvideos and ๐ธphotos, for non-commercial use.
๐ More details here: https://projectseahorse.org/call-for-videos-and-photos/
๐ Please help us spread the word!
#SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse #Conservation #Scuba #Ocean
๐ฃ Call for videos and photos - Project Seahorse
Help us show whatโs happening beneath the surface. We urgently need visual resources to help advance our conservation mission. We would be so grateful for your videos and photos, for non-commercial use. Spread the word! We are looking for footage and images of: Bottom trawling in and above the water: trawl nets in action, seabed โฆ
๐ Reporting from #CITESCoP20 in Samarkand, our Program Leader, Dr Sarah Foster, breaks down why decisions made by 185 parties matter for seahorses.
Read full story here: https://projectseahorse.org/why-decisions-made-at-cites-cop-matter-for-seahorses/
#SavingSeahorses #CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan #ProjectSeahorse #Seahorse #Conservation
Why decisions made at CITES CoP matter for seahorses - Project Seahorse
Insights from Dr Sarah Foster, Project Seahorse Program Leader, reporting from CoP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Iโm honoured to be at the 20th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties (CoP), representing the IUCN as the Focal Point for global fisheries and trade โฆ
๐ #FunFactFriday: Did you know #seahorses have incredible eyesight? Their eyes can move independently, allowing them to look forward and backward at the same time!
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๐ธ ยฉ ImogenIsUnderwater / iSeahorse / iNaturalist
๐ Did you know that seahorses live in a variety of marine habitats?
#SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse
๐ธ ยฉ John Van Lent / Guylian Seahorses of the World
Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/do-you-know-where-seahorses-live-funfactfriday/
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods, and here are our top six reasons why it must end.
https://projectseahorse.org/why-we-need-to-end-bottom-trawling/
#ProjectSeahorse #SavingSeahorses #EndBottomTrawling #TrawlFreeOcean
Why we need to end bottom trawling? - Project Seahorse
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods, and here are our top six reasons why it must end. These are more than enough reasons to call for # TrawlFreeOcean. Learn more at https://projectseahorse.org/limiting-fisheries/endbottomtrawling/ ๐ธ Rafael Cosme Daza / Guylian Seahorses of the World ๐ธ Zhang Jinggong / Guylian Seahorses of the World โฆ
๐ Kicking off our #FunFactFriday series with some sea-riously cool tidbits about seahorses!
Did you know these magical little creatures have a medley of features similar to other animals?
๐ด A horse-like head
๐ A monkey-like tail to cling to their surroundings
๐ฆ A kangaroo-like pouch in male seahorses
๐ฆ And chameleon-like eyes that move independently, helping them stay alert in all directions.
#SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse
๐ธ ยฉ Jean-Claude Vanderwal/ Guylian Seahorses of the World
Our PhD student Samara Polwatta led Sri Lanka's first-ever seahorse conservation workshop, bringing together government, NGOs, academia and divers to share knowledge and advance conservation efforts.๐ https://projectseahorse.org/advancing-seahorse-conservation-in-sri-lanka/
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๐ธ Shehan Boteju
For this upcoming #WorldOceansDay (June 8) we want to draw your attention to one of the oceanโs most destructive threats: #BottomTrawling.
Dragging massive nets across the seafloor destroys vital habitats, harms marine species like seahorses, and jeopardizes the livelihoods of small-scale fishers.
Learn how you can take action
https://projectseahorse.org/limiting-fisheries/act-for-fisheries/
