Advancing marine conservation
Healthy fisheries depend on healthy oceans. đđ 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 …
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
đ 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 â upload your sightings to …
We are keen to advise Mexico on how best to meet its commitments under national law and international policy. To support this, we are collaborating with Professor Nuno SimĂ”es at the Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico (UNAM) on research that will help guide a national plan to protect seahorses. As part of this work, our …
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
Since launching our collaboration with Indonesiaâs National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in early 2025, we have been working to support the Indonesian government in filling knowledge gaps and identify solutions to the impacts of current seahorse trade on wild seahorse populations. Our work has moved from building capacity to conducting field surveys and gathering …
Earlier this year, we issued a call for help to find âmissingâ seahorse species â species that are known to science but lack observations or data on iSeahorse, our global citizen science project hosted on iNaturalist. Now, one of them has turned up: the Zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra). Thanks to a recent observation from citizen …
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
As we continue to spotlight our global arts movement, Inspired by Iconic Fishes, we are delighted to introduce Kelley Whitley â 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
For this weekâs #ThrowbackThursday spotlight study, we look to a landmark genetic study that reveals the complexity of male pregnancy in seahorses and pipefishes â the male brood pouch seen in these creatures was not a slow, linear invention. Instead, it was an explosion of rapid evolutionary design â from loose abdominal glueing spots to …
