A look inside our 2025 Achievements Report!

🌊 From the Philippines to Peru, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas! We’re so grateful to our team, partners, donors, and friends for making this work possible. Read the full 2025 Achievements report here: https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/

#ThrowbackThursday – Gender and marine protected areas: a case study of Danajon Bank, Philippines

Marine protected areas (MPAs) aim to protect marine ecosystems, but they don’t affect everyone the same way. This week’s #ThrowbackThursday focuses on a study that investigated how gender shapes experience with MPAs. From the effect of MPAs on fishing to participation in MPA management, the study highlights the gender differences behind MPAs and emphasizes the …

Inspired by #IconicFishes – Glass blown seahorses by Jill Elkins

As part of our arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes, we’re delighted to spotlight these stunning, delicate glass-blown seahorses, crafted by the incredibly talented Jill Elkins! Inspired by Iconic Fishes (IIF) is a global art movement launched by Project Seahorse that bridges art and marine conservation. Whether you paint, dance, doodle, weave, write, design jewellery, compose …

#ThrowbackThursday – Parasitic Infection of the Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) – A Case Report

#ThrowbackThursday A case study out of the University of Cambridge outlines the story of a hidden parasite that resulted in the death of all but two seahorses from a captive colony. Upon arrival from Florida, these animals appeared perfectly healthy, but it was later revealed that they carried an infection known as Glugea heraldi that proved to be fatal.… Read more

iSeahorse observation spotlight: Spiny seahorse by Joanna

>📸 Say hello to the magical spiny seahorse, or Hippocampus histrix, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist Joanna Frais.

👀 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 and the seas.

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The hidden pressures of bottom trawling

Our new infographic breaks down the hidden pressures of bottom trawling. From seahorses to sharks, more than 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, including many at risk of extinction, according to our latest study published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Drawing on more than 9,000 records from 1895 to 2021, our …

Project Seahorse research on bottom trawling highlighted by The New York Times on World Ocean Day

A major #WorldOceanDay moment for our research! Today, The New York Times draws on our recent research, The global diversity of marine fishes caught in bottom trawl fisheries, to argue why it is time to rethink this widespread and problematic fishing practice. Our research revealed that bottom trawls have caught more than 3,000 fish species worldwide – …