#ThrowbackThursday – The interaction between seaweed farming as an alternative occupation and fisher numbers in the Central Philippines
Can giving coastal communities new jobs prevent overfishing? For #ThrowbackThursday this week, we look to a study that tracked how seaweed farming affected fishing villages in the Philippines. Researchers found that seaweed farming didn’t automatically replace fishing – it depended heavily on economics. Learn more here: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/the-interaction-between-seaweed-farming-as-an-alternative-occupation-and-fisher-numbers-in-the-central-philippines/… Read more
4,400+ iSeahorse champions and counting!
🤝 Join over 4,400 citizen scientists in uploading photos and details of seahorse sightings on iSeahorse. This helps our scientists fill research gaps to better protect these magical fishes and the seas. It’s simple… 🔎Spot a seahorse -> 📷 Snap a photo -> 📤 Share your sighting to the iSeahorse project on iNaturalist.org. 🔗 Learn …
#ThrowbackThursday – Scale and sustainability of marine bioprospecting for pharmaceuticals
Does collecting marine life to develop new medicines – known as marine bioprospecting, pose a threat to ocean conservation?… Read more
iSeahorse observation spotlight: West African seahorse by Dennis
📸 Say hello to the magical West African seahorse, or Hippocampus algiricus, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist Dennis Rabeling. 👀 Spot a seahorse too? Snap a photo and report your sighting to the iSeahorse project hosted on iNaturalist.org. Your photos can provide crucial data, helping our scientists fill research gaps to better protect seahorses …
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