Project Seahorse co-founder and director Prof. Amanda Vincent spoke with CBC News about Hippocampus amandavincentae, a newly described seahorse species from the Indian Ocean named in her honour. She shares how the species was discovered, what distinguishes it from other seahorses, and why accurately identifying species matters for their conservation.
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This week, a new species of seahorse was named in honour of our director and co-founder, Prof. Amanda Vincent, for pioneering seahorse science and advancing marine conservation! Listen in as Amanda shares what this honour means to her, and how it’s inspired her to increase her efforts to protect seahorses and their habitats worldwide.… Read more
Meet the Jayakar’s seahorse, or Hippocampus jayakari, known for its long, sharp, and dark-tipped spines! Use these key identifying features to spot a Jayakar’s seahorse in the wild, then 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 …
Seahorses are not the only marine species facing a hidden trade problem. Meet the pegasid fish – or “sea moth.” This week’s #ThrowbackThursday spotlight study highlights how these unique creatures are increasingly caught as bycatch by industrial trawlers, who supply the Traditional Chinese Medicine market. Because they are slow, live in low densities, and form …
A Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos)-led international team has discovered a new species of thorny seahorse. The study, published in the science journal Zootaxa, reveals that the thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), long believed to be a single species ranging from East Africa to the western Pacific, is a complex of three distinct species. The newly discovered Indian Ocean species, Hippocampus amandavincentae, was named after marine biologist Amanda Vincent. Read article
As part of our arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes, we’re delighted to spotlight this magical seahorse illustration by Abolfazl Shamsadini!… Read more
Ocean warming is reshaping the physiology and behaviour of marine species, including seahorses. In this #ThrowbackThursday study on the long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), researchers found that increased temperatures led to higher activity levels and greater feeding rates. However, this increased energy intake did not translate into measurable growth gains. Instead, results suggest a potential trade-off …
As Project Seahorse marks 30 years of advancing marine conservation, we are looking back at the journey that began with our co-founder and director, Prof. Amanda Vincent, and the magical seahorses. That journey has since grown into a global marine conservation effort grounded in science and action, with seahorses still at the heart of our mission.… Read more
❤️ Thanks to you, #iSeahorse has grown into one of the most powerful global datasets for seahorse conservation. From new scientific discoveries to real marine protection on the ground, your sightings truly matter! Together, more than 4,000 #citizenscientists around the world have contributed over 21,000 observations! With all this valuable data, our scientists can better …
Can top-down environmental policies ever succeed? This week’s #ThrowbackThursday is a study of Mexico’s Upper Gulf Biosphere Reserve that showed marine reserves can’t succeed by ignoring local communities. Rushing environmental protection without consulting local fishers led to both economic hardship and a failure to save endangered species like the vaquita – true conservation requires collaboration, …