Advancing marine conservation
(April 20, 2023) Global seahorse conservation platform celebrates citizen science milestone. UBC Science. https://science.ubc.ca/news/global-seahorse-conservation-platform-celebrates-citizen-science-milestone… Read more
iSeahorse, a global platform for seahorse science and conservation, has reached a significant milestone with 10,000 observations submitted by community scientists. The 10,000th observation was made by Dennis Rabeling, a long-time and enthusiastic contributor to iSeahorse, of the short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) species. … Read more
In an on-going effort to support marine conservation across scuba diving and coastal communities, the Sea of Change Foundation has funded internationally recognized, award-winning Project Seahorse to help refine and expand its citizen science reach, globally.… Read more
Two handsome Lined (Northern) seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) were recorded far from their usual home. One in eastern Nova Scotia, Canada in the western Atlantic Ocean while the other was found dead on a pile of seaweed in eastern Nova Scotia in the Bay of Fundy. So what, you may ask?… Read more
This elegant Bigbelly seahorse has the distinctive large brood pouch which gives this species its “big belly”.… Read more
This lovely sea creature is a Hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) – it was photographed off the coast of the northern Philippines by iNaturalist user Francesco Ricciardi. The Hedgehog seahorse is frequently found on corals and sea sponges, as well as the sandy bottoms of the ocean where they feed on small crustaceans and other planktonic …
This proud Giraffe seahorse (Hippocampus camelopardalis) was observed in Mozambique by Dr. Louw Claassens (IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group Member), who then posted it to iSeahorse, our citizen science initiative. While not much is known about Giraffe seahorses – they are classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List – we do …
Our latest featured iSeahorse observation is this beautiful Shorthead seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps) by iNaturalist user ken_flan. It is also known as the Knobby seahorse and lives in southwestern and southeastern coastal Australia. It’s clear where this seahorse gets its common names as it is characterized by a short snout and fleshy tendrils on its head …
We took a little break from posting featured iSeahorse observations, but we are back at it again! To kick things off we are featuring this gorgeous White’s seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) photographed by user Peter “fiftygrit” in New South Wales, Australia. White’s seahorse was recently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, one of two …
Our latest iSeahorse featured observation comes from Daniel Schofield (djscho on iNaturalist) who captured this wonderful weedy pygmy (Hippocampus pontohi) amidst the pink corals of Indonesia. The weedy pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus pontohi) was named after the Indonesian dive guide, Hence Pontoh, who discovered it. As with most pygmy seahorses, it grows to ~ 1.5 centimeters …
