Inspired by #IconicFishes – Seahorse mug by Kamila Thayanne
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!… Read more
Dr Sarah Foster at the 37th Committee on Fisheries
Healthy fisheries depend on healthy oceans. 🌊🐟 This week, our Program Leader, Dr Sarah Foster, is in Rome for the 37th Committee on Fisheries meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In this global forum, governments come together to discuss the future of fisheries and aquaculture. Sarah is attending on behalf …
Our bottom trawl research takes the stage at the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Symposium
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.… Read more
41 seahorse species recorded on iSeahorse
📊 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 …
Inspired by #IconicFishes – Seahorse poem by Chris McCabe
The creativity behind our global arts movement, Inspired by #IconicFishes, continues to grow! We’re delighted to introduce artist and poet Chris McCabe, and share his evocative seahorse poem. … Read more
Our seahorse guide helps shape marine wildlife enforcement training in the Philippines
Protecting marine life starts with equipping aquatic wildlife enforcement officers with the right skills and tools. Our Philippines seahorse identification guide, developed by our Philippines Seahorse Programme: Saving Mr. Mom, is now helping shape identification guides for other marine species for the Aquatic Wildlife Enforcement Officers.… Read more
Inspired by #IconicFishes – Meet ocean artivist Kelley Whitley
As we continue to spotlight our global arts movement, Inspired by Iconic Fishes, we are delighted to introduce Kelley Whitley – an educator, scuba diver, and ocean artivist who paints marine species in the hope of bringing the underwater world to the surface and encouraging others to help protect it.… Read more
#ThrowbackThursday – Male pregnancy in seahorses and pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae): Rapid diversification of the paternal brood pouch inferred from a molecular phylogeny
For this week’s #ThrowbackThursday spotlight study, we look to a landmark genetic study that reveals the complexity of male pregnancy in seahorses and pipefishes – the male brood pouch seen in these creatures was not a slow, linear invention. Instead, it was an explosion of rapid evolutionary design – from loose abdominal glueing spots to …
Researchers discover new species of seahorse in Indian Ocean – The New Indian Express
An international study led by a team from the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos), Kochi, has revealed a new species of seahorse in the Indian Ocean. The new species, Hippocampus amandavincentae, has been named after Amanda Vincent, a global authority on seahorses, one of the world’s foremost marine biologists and the founder of Project Seahorse. Read the full article here: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2026/Aug/10/researchers-discover-new-species-of-seahorse-in-indian-ocean … Read more
‘Beautiful and wonderful’ new seahorse species named after UBC professor – Global News
A UBC professor is being given the ultimate honour for decades of work researching seahorses and advocating for conservations. Amanda Vincent’s name will now forever live as the name of a newly identified species of the fish. Kylie Stanton from Global News reports.… Read more