January 2026 – Newsletter
Project Seahorse sends out the occasional newsletter. Link to the January 2026 newsletter.… Read more
Happy New Year – 2026
Happy New Year from all of us at Project Seahorse! Wishing you a healthy, hopeful, and meaningful 2026. Photo by Tom Van Hout / Guylian Seahorses of the World… Read more
Season’s greetings!
Wishing you a season filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful connections from all of us at Project Seahorse! 🎄🎅 May the new year bring you health, happiness, and continued inspiration to protect our ocean’s iconic fishes. Special thanks to @DeartoOurhearts for the seahorse art đź’™ #HappyHolidays
Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes
Whether you paint, dance, doodle, weave, write, design jewellery, compose music, build Lego, cut potato prints or create in ways we haven’t imagined yet — this is your invitation to join a joyful, creative arts movement that connects people with conservation. We are delighted to launch “Inspired by #IconicFishes” — a global arts movement inviting …
From South America to Asia, seahorses vanish into trafficking pipeline
Alvarado, A.C (Sep 30, 2025) From South America to Asia, seahorses vanish into trafficking pipeline. Mongabay (Article)
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/from-south-america-to-asia-seahorses-vanish-into-trafficking-pipeline/… Read more
The Organization Helping to Protect Seahorses, Sea Dragons and Pipefish
Shiffman, D. (Aug 14, 2025) The Organization Helping to Protect Seahorses, Sea Dragons and Pipefish. Scuba Diving (Article)Â https://www.scubadiving.com/organization-helping-protect-seahorses-sea-dragons-and-pipefish… Read more
A drop in the ocean? Not for millions of seahorses…
Laing, R. (2025) A drop in the ocean? Not for millions of seahorses… This Wild Earth, Issue 3, pages 14-15. https://online.flippingbook.com/view/464167519/14/… Read more
Honoured to win the President’s Fisheries Conservation Award from the American Fisheries Society
We are deeply honoured to receive the 2025 President’s Fisheries Conservation Award from the American Fisheries Society for our global work protecting seahorses and the seas. Accepting the award on behalf of Project Seahorse, our Program Leader Dr. Sarah Foster said: “I’m deeply honoured to accept this award on behalf of my remarkable team at Project …
How to be a seahorse-friendly photographer
Do’s Keep your distance: Stay at least 30cm (1 foot) away from seahorses to avoid causing stress. Be mindful: If a seahorse shows signs of stress such as erratic movements, swimming away, rapid gill movement, give it space and back off. Limit your time: Avoid gathering of more than 4 divers or snorkelers. Keep your …
Dr. Amanda Vincent on advocating for seahorses, their habitats, and an end to bottom trawling at global ocean events
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 …