Advancing marine conservation
Millions of seahorses are caught every year, threatening their global survival#OurBluePlanet w/ @oceanx @officialzsl + @projectseahorse pic.twitter.com/RCXT5mpN3Z — BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) September 24, 2018
The latest iSeahorse VIP-horse is Hippocampus capensis, also known as the Knysna seahorse, an Endangered species hailing from just a few South African river mouths. Thanks to our colleague Louw Claassens, the director of the Knysna Basin Project and iSeahorse National Seahorse Expert, for this spectacular shot and submitting it to iSeahorse. As a protected species, …
Guest blog by Dave Harasti, iSeahorse National Seahorse Expert Many divers, particularly photographers, have a bucket list of all the species they want to see before age catches up with them and diving is no longer an option. Back in 2009, I drew up my own personal bucket list of the 10 marine species that …
McDermott, A. (Aug 23, 2018) Millions of seahorses wind up dead on the black market for this senseless reason. Oceana. (Article) https://oceana.org/blog/millions-seahorses-wind-dead-black-market-senseless-reason/… Read more
This month we’re highlighting a whole herd of White’s seahorses (Hippocampus whitei), thanks to scale-blazing scuba diver Tony Strazzari! Despite only joining iSeahorse on May 18th, Strazzari has posted over 140 seahorse observations under the username of tonydiver, backdated all the way to 2014. He is now in third place (and encroaching on second) for the most observations posted to iSeahorse, solely surpassed by Guylian Seahorses of the World and Projects Abroad Cambodia. This is especially impressive considering that the latter two are composed of many contributors.… Read more
Viel,L (Jul 24, 2018) L’expérience ” tout à fait française ” d’Amanda Vincent. Midi Libre. (Article) https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/07/24/lexperience-tout-a-fait-francaise-damanda-vincent,4662037.php… Read more
By Lily Stanton and Do Huu Hoang (Part three of a three part series) Almost 20 years after first documenting the extent of seahorse trade in Viet Nam, we returned to see what, if anything, has changed. You may remember that exports of Hippocampus kuda were suspended in 2013 by the Convention on International Trade …
Philipponnat, Y. (Jul 4, 2018). Thau: pourquoi il faut protéger l’hippocampe, star de la Méditerranée. Midi Libre. (Article) https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/07/04/thau-pourquoi-il-faut-proteger-lhippocampe-star-de-la-mediterranee,4644171.php… Read more
By Kately Nikiforuk May’s featured iSeahorse observation is a trio of jaw-dropping action shots, courtesy of user thumbwave (aka Craig Chaddock). The intrepid citizen scientist witnessed a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) pick up and immediately let go of a Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens), which clutched its grassy holdfast throughout the ordeal. After the seahorse …
Are you a diver and a marine life enthusiast? Do you enjoy taking photos? If so, the Guylian Seahorses of the World photo competition is for you! Now in its seventh edition, this biennial competition gathers the best photographs and videos of seahorses from underwater photographers and divers around the world. Together with NELOS and …
