Advancing marine conservation
Miguel Correia is Project Seahorse’s syngnathid biologist, research associate, and the focal point for field conservation for the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group (IUCN SPS SG). He recently attended SyngCo, a scientific conference dedicated to the conservation and research of seahorses and their relatives in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria. We caught …
Elsa Camins is Project Seahorse’s research biologist and the Red List Authority Coordinator for the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group (IUCN SPS SG). She recently attended SyngCo, a scientific conference dedicated to the conservation and research of seahorses and their relatives in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria. We caught up with Elsa to hear …
Insights from Dr Sarah Foster, Project Seahorse Program Leader, reporting from CoP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I’m 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 …
Bottom trawling, where massive weighted nets are dragged across the ocean floor, is one of the most destructive fishing practices in the world. It scrapes away entire ecosystems, threatening biodiversity and ocean health. At this year’s One Ocean Science Congress (3-6 June 2025) and the UN Ocean Conference (9-13 June 2025) in Nice, France, bottom …
