Hassan, H. with illustrations by LeSage, B. (July 24, 2025) How Project Seahorse is confronting illegal wildlife trade. The Ubyssey (Article) https://ubyssey.ca/research/seahorse-illegal-trade/… Read more
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods, and here are our top six reasons why it must end. These are more than enough reasons to call for # TrawlFreeOcean. Learn more at https://projectseahorse.org/limiting-fisheries/endbottomtrawling/ 📸 Rafael Cosme Daza / Guylian Seahorses of the World 📸 Zhang Jinggong / Guylian Seahorses of the World …
At this year’s 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference in Taiwan, our research biologist, Syd Ascione, shared the first-ever analysis of what we know and still don’t know about some of the most fascinating and overlooked members of the Syngnathoidei family: ghostpipefish, trumpetfish, cornetfish, bellowsfish, snipefish, and razorfish. We caught up with Syd to learn about her …
Sri Lanka is home to at least five known seahorse species, yet much remains to be learned about their habitats, the pressures they face, and how best to conserve them. To help address these knowledge gaps, PhD student Samara Polwatta recently led Sri Lanka’s first-ever workshop on seahorse conservation, bringing together stakeholders from government agencies, …
Elsa Camins is Project Seahorse’s research biologist and the Red List Authority Coordinator for the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She recently attended the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC), a major international gathering of fish scientists in Taipei, Taiwan. We caught up with Elsa to hear about her experience and what it meant …
Lepage, C. (June 8, 2025) Millions of seahorses worth $29M smuggled illegally, study finds. CBC News (Article) https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/seahorse-smuggling-study-1.7554840… Read more
Stallard, E. and Rowlatt, J. (June 7, 2025) Ocean damage unspeakably awful, Attenborough tells prince. BBC News (Artcile) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce82p6yq061o… Read more
Tapper, J., Ungoed-Thomas J. and Sylvester, R. (June 7, 2025). Entertainment or emergency? Global leaders heed Attenborough’s warning. The Observer (Article) https://observer.co.uk/news/oceans/article/entertainment-or-emergency-global-leaders-heed-attenboroughs-warning… Read more
Congratulations to our alum Tanvi Vaidyanathan, and Dr. Sarah Foster and Dr. Amanda Vincent, whose paper “A practical approach to meeting national obligations for sustainable trade under CITES” won third place in Conservation Biology’s ‘Rising Star’ award competition.… Read more
Kuta, S. (June 6, 2025) Seahorse smuggling is a big problem, despite global efforts to protect these beloved aquatic creatures. Smithsonian Magazine. (Article) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seahorse-smuggling-is-a-big-problem-despite-global-efforts-to-protect-these-beloved-aquatic-creatures-180986757/… Read more