Advancing marine conservation
To help build Sri Lanka’s first national assessment of seahorses, last year our PhD candidate and researcher Samara Polwatta led a multi-sector workshop on seahorse conservation, bringing together 20 stakeholders from government agencies, NGOs, academia, and diving clubs. The workshop report, Advancing Seahorse Conservation in Sri Lanka, is now out.… Read more
>📸 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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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
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 11 known species, we are still in the dark. These are seahorses we …
This #CitizenScienceMonth, we’re highlighting how iSeahorse is turning sightings into science. Led by Project Seahorse researcher Elsa Camins, analysis of 7,700+ observations from nearly 100 countries has generated new insights into the life-history and habitat use of 35 seahorse species! Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/resource/advances-in-life-history-knowledge-for-35-seahorse-species-from-community-science/… Read more
🌊This #CitizenScienceMonth, we’re celebrating #iSeahorse…our citizen science program where YOU can help protect seahorses! đź‘€ Spotted a seahorse? Report your sighting with the iSeahorse project hosted on iNaturalist.org. Your photos provide crucial data to help scientists better protect seahorses and their habitats! 🔎Spot a seahorse → đź“· Snap a photo → đź’» Share with iSeahorse …
April is citizen science month, and we’re shining a spotlight on iSeahorse, Project Seahorse’s global community science platform that encourages ocean enthusiasts to report seahorse sightings and help fill critical research gaps. Since its launch, we have gained over 20,000 observations spanning nearly 100 countries and representing 40 of the 46 known charismatic seahorse species, …
iSeahorse, Project Seahorse’s global community science platform that encourages ocean enthusiasts to report seahorse sightings and help fill critical research gaps, reached a major milestone with 20,000 observations. The 20,000th observation was of White’s seahorse (Hippocampus whitei), uploaded by Mike Jones, a diver and an enthusiastic contributor to the iSeahorse project, hosted on iNaturalist. “Of …
Hippocampus denise, nicknamed “Hippocampus santa” by the diving community in Indonesia because of its festive red and white colours. This seahorse Santa doesn’t bring gifts, but spotting one is a gift in itself. If you see one in the wild, don’t forget to đź“· snap a photo and đź’» share your sightings with the #iSeahorse …
