Sturgeon, J. (April 27, 2026) Europe’s Trawlers Extract a Huge ‘Cost to Society’ in Bycatch and Carbon Dioxide. Inside Climate News (Article) https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042026/europe-bottom-trawlers-ocean-emissions/
Bottom trawlers drag giant nets across the ocean floor, releasing stored CO2 and killing up to 75 percent of the marine life unintentionally caught up in the process. … Read more
After more than a year of mostly remote collaboration, it was time to get in the same room.
Project Seahorse recently hosted our Indonesian Field Lead, Muthya Farah, and our collaborator at Indonesia’s Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN), Masayu Rahmia, for a focused two-week visit at the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. Together with Jana McPherson, they worked on extracting critical insights on Indonesia’s seahorse fisheries and trade from field survey data collected over the past year.… Read more
When Project Seahorse syngnathid biologist Miguel Correia and research biologist Elsa Camins were in the Canary Islands earlier this year, they connected with Dennis Rabeling, the top contributor to our citizen science project, iSeahorse, a scuba instructor and owner of Euro Divers Lanzarote.… Read more
Dasgupta, S. (April 22, 2026) Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones. Mongabay (Article) https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/study-finds-bottom-trawling-nets-3000-marine-fish-species-including-threatened-ones/… Read more
This #CitizenScienceMonth, we’re highlighting how iSeahorse is turning sightings into science. The study published in Aquatic Conservation shows how five years of citizen science with @TampaBayWatch has helped us better understand seahorse population trends and reproductive behaviours in Tampa Bay. Want to dive deeper? Read full paper here: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/harnessing-community-science-for-seahorse-population-monitoring-insights-from-the-iseahorse-programme-in-tampa-bay/ Want to help? Report your seahorse sightings …
Every year, thousands of seahorse sightings are shared through our citizen science platform, iSeahorse, by divers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts around the world. These observations help scientists understand where seahorses live, which habitats they prefer, and what threats they face. But for 10 known species, we are still in the dark. These are seahorses we …
We are pleased to share our latest research paper, “The state of knowledge on four families of Syngnathoidei fishes (Teleostei: Syngnathiformes): Aulostomidae, Centriscidae, Fistulariidae and Solenostomidae”, published in Journal of Fish Biology. The study takes a deep dive into the relatives of seahorses, a group of remarkable but often understudied fishes found in coastal waters around the world.… Read more
Crawford, T. (April 10, 2026) Bottom sea trawlers snaring many endangered species: UBC study. Vancouver Sun (Article) https://vancouversun.com/news/bottom-sea-trawlers-snaring-endangered-species-ubc… Read more
Hutchins, R. (April 09, 2026) World-first study exposes the breadth of bottom trawling’s catch. Oceanographic (Article) https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/world-first-study-exposes-the-breadth-of-bottom-trawlings-catch/… Read more
From seahorses to sharks, more than 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, including many at risk of extinction, according to a new global inventory. More than 3,000 fish species have been caught in bottom trawls, with estimates suggesting the true number could be nearly double, according to the world’s first global inventory. Published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries by researchers at the …