Advancing marine conservation
Our latest iSeahorse featured observation comes from Daniel Schofield (djscho on iNaturalist) who captured this wonderful weedy pygmy (Hippocampus pontohi) amidst the pink corals of Indonesia. The weedy pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus pontohi) was named after the Indonesian dive guide, Hence Pontoh, who discovered it. As with most pygmy seahorses, it grows to ~ 1.5 centimeters …
The Voice (Nov 21, 2019) El triste final de los caballitos de mar. La Voz de Galicia. (Article) https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sociedad/2019/11/21/triste-final-caballitos-mar/0003_201911H21C11991.htm… Read more
This month’s featured gem of citizen science goes to Rémi Bigonneau (remi_bigonneau on iNaturalist) for this dazzling shot of the Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. Extraordinarily large for a seahorse, Pacific seahorses – also known as Giant seahorses – can grow to 31 cm long and are rivaled only …
We recently set out on an amazing race, criss-crossing the Philippines by plane, boat, bus and car in less than 3 months, to uncover seahorse trade and exploitation. We discovered that 1.7+ million seahorses are caught per year in the Philippines, compared to over 4 million per year 20 years ago. Despite international trade (CITES) …
Vaidaynathan, T. (Oct 3, 2019). Why we need to rethink our seahorse conservation strategy. Current conservation. (Article) https://www.currentconservation.org/why-we-need-to-rethink-our-seahorse-conservation-strategy/… Read more
Project Seahorse sends out the occasional newsletter.
Link to the Oct 2019 newsletter.… Read more
During the 2019 Tax Free World Association Award night in Cannes, Guylian won the “Corporate Social Responsibility Award” for its 20 years dedicated support to Project Seahorse. TFWA (Tax Free World Association) is an association of brands, whose mission is to identify trends and opportunities, build awareness and provide a business platform for the global …
4Ocean (Sep 25, 2019) Project Seahorse is Protecting Critical Habitats. Vimeo. (Article) https://vimeo.com/362215434 … Read more
In this introductory blog Adam Hicks, our new Masters student gives us some background on himself, and what he hopes to at Project Seahorse. Who am I ? In the last two years I have travelled, trekked and transformed my life. I never expected I would leave my job as an Ecologist in the United …
I’m on a plane again – this time heading home. I’m excited to get there – my cousin is getting married this weekend and so there’s lots to celebrate. But truthfully I’ve already been celebrating! Just as my cousins will soon embark on a new chapter in their lives, so have seahorses embarked on a …
