Our specialist group stands ready to support governments in implementing CITES, including the formal mandates (Decisions) adopted at CoP20, said Dr. Sarah Foster while championing seahorses at #CITESAC34. Learn more: https://www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/citesac34

Ensuring governments keep their promise to seahorses at the 34th CITES Animals Committee — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

Governments have made promises to protect seahorses from illegal and unsustainable trade. At the 34th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Animals Committee , Dr. Sarah Foster, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade, had th

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#NewPaperAlert Meet Solenostomus snuffleupagus – A newly described species of ghost pipefish, commonly known as the hairy ghost pipefish, was named after Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street! Read the full manuscript by our members Dave Harasti & Graham Short here: http://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70497

ROUND 2 of the #UproarChallenge is here! Thorny Seahorse is still in the running thanks to you, but we need your votes to keep the momentum going. Vote at uproarchallenge.com & help us advance to Round 3, earning us conservation funding!

The thorny seahorse made it to round 2 of the #uproarchallenge! Help our seahorse come roaring back by casting your vote. Every vote helps our species advance to the next round and brings us closer to the $10,000 conservation prize. Vote at UproarChallenge.com Round two ends on March 23rd.

Miguel, our focal point for field conservation, shares highlights from the #SyngCo Conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where researchers and conservationists came together to advance knowledge and conservation of syngnathids. Full story here: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2026/3/...

Reflections from SyngCo with Miguel Correia, our focal point for field conservation — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

Miguel Correia, our thematic Focal Point for Field Conservation recently attended SyngCo, a scientific conference dedicated to the conservation and research of seahorses and their relatives in Las Pa...

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Our Red List Authority Coordinator, Elsa Camins, shares highlights from the #SyngCo Conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where researchers and conservationists came together to advance knowledge and conservation of syngnathids. Read the full story: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2026/3/...

Reflections from SyngCo with our Red List Authority Coordinator, Elsa Camins — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

Our Red List Authority Coordinator, Elsa Camins recently attended SyngCo, a scientific conference dedicated to the conservation and research of seahorses and their relatives in Las Palmas De Gran Cana...

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Elsa, our Research Biologist & Red List Authority Coordinator for @iucnseahorse.bsky.social sky.social, advanced IUCN Red List assessments alongside colleagues at #SyngCo – determining species’ extinction risk and guiding conservation action for our #IconicFishes. projectseahorse.org/syngcoworkshop

Progress on updating IUCN Red List Assessments for Seahorses and Their Relatives at SyngCo - Project Seahorse

Elsa Camins, our Research Biologist and Red List Authority Coordinator for the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, ran an IUCN Red List assessment workshop at the SyngCo Conference...

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Our team member reimagined the traditional #LunarNewYear blessing, “May you have abundance year after year,” with our #IconicFishes. Fun fact: The word for abundance (yú) also sounds like the word for fish. Share this with someone you’re wishing abundance to this year. 🐟🧧 #YearofTheSeaHorse

🏮🧧Happy Year of the (sea)Horse🏮🧧 With the strength of the horse and the resilience of the magical seahorse, here’s to a year of fiery ambition and meaningful strides for our ocean. #LunarNewYear #YearofTheFireHorse #SavingSeahorses

Today is #ReversetheRedDay. For the Estuarine Pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri), it’s a reminder that reversing the red doesn’t always come with dramatic interventions, but often begins by getting the science right with research. Read more: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2026/2/...

Reversing the Red for the Estuarine Pipefish by getting the science right — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

February 7 marks Reverse the Red Day, part of a global movement focused on halting extinctions, reversing declines on the IUCN Red List, and restoring species through science-based action. For the Est...

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February 7 is #ReverseTheRedDay! This landmark day celebrates the conservation success around the world & all of the people, organizations, and communities working to make sure we reverse #biodiversity loss trends 🌱 Learn more at www.reversethered.org

Hippocampus denise, nicknamed “Hippocampus santa”🎄🎅 by the diving community in Indonesia. This seahorse doesn’t bring gifts, but spotting one is a gift in itself. If you spot one, don't forget to share your sightings with #iSeahorse on #iNaturalist. 🔗 Learn more: projectseahorse.org/meet-santa-o...

Meet Santa of the sea! - Project Seahorse

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...

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At the side event we hosted at #CITESCop20, several 🇧🇷 🇮🇩🇵🇭🇹🇭 parties shared inspiring progress that has emerged directly from the #CITES Appendix II listing of #seahorses. Grateful for all who joined, & to @sarahjfoster.bsky.social for leading this insightful session. 💙 📸 Tang Yong Jen

Seahorse Decisions adopted by consensus at #CoP20Samarkand @projectseahorse.bsky.social @iucnseahorse.bsky.social

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🌊 From #CITESCoP20 in Samarkand, Dr Sarah Foster (@sarahjfoster.bsky.social) breaks down why decisions made by 185 parties matter for seahorses. Read full story here: projectseahorse.org/why-decision... #SavingSeahorses #CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan #ProjectSeahorse @iucnseahorse.bsky.social

🌊 From #CITESCoP20 in Samarkand, Dr Sarah Foster (@sarahjfoster.bsky.social) breaks down why decisions made by 185 parties matter for seahorses. Read full story here: projectseahorse.org/why-decision... #SavingSeahorses #CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan #ProjectSeahorse @iucnseahorse.bsky.social

Why decisions made at CITES CoP matter for seahorses - Project Seahorse

Insights from Dr Sarah Foster, Project Seahorse Program Leader, reporting from CoP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I’m honoured to be at the 20th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endang...

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Dr. Sarah Foster (@sarahjfoster.bsky.social), our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade, is championing #seahorses at #CITESCoP20. If you see her around, do say hello, and be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov! Learn more 👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites

Please spread the news to colleagues at #CITESCoP20

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Will you be at #CITESCop20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster @sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov! 👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites #CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan

I've arrived in Uzbekistan to represent @iucnseahorse.bsky.social at CITES CoP20. Two weeks of critical decision-making that will affect the over 40,900 species of animals and plants listed on the CITES Appendices - including all species of seahorse. cites.org/eng/news/pr/...

CITES Parties to deliberate potential listings of animals and plants in the CITES Appendices at the landmark World Wildlife Conference in Samarkand: CITES Secretariat Final Recommendations released | ...

Geneva, 15 October 2025 — With just over one month to go before the 20th World Wildlife Conference, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and

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Will you be at #CITESCop20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster @sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade. If you spot her, please say hello, & be sure to join our side event "Global Action for Seahorses" on 29 Nov! 👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites #CoP20Samarkand #Uzbekistan

#CITESCop20 #CoP20Samarkand #CITES

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One of the issues being addressed for seahorses at the 20th CITES CoP in Uzbekistan is seahorse illegal trade. Learn more about the scale of the issues in this news article covering our paper on seahorse smuggling vancouversun.com/news/smuggli...

Excited to represent @iucnseahorse.bsky.social at the 20th CITES CoP in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (24 Nov–5 Dec 2025). Learn about the seahorse decisions up for discussion and why they matter: www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites

CITES action — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 With their eerie appearances, sneaky camouflage tricks, and names like Harlequin #GhostPipefish, these #IconicFishes are the perfect muse for your art this spooky season👻. Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/what... #InspiredbyIconicFishes #Art #Artists #OceanArt

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate

#ICYMI South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of #leafyseadragons & #weedyseadragons. Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom. Read more www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2025/9/... #SavingIconicFishes #Seadragon

Thousands of seadragons dead in south Australia’s worst recorded harmful algal bloom — IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon

Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these i...

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Ever seen #seahorses, #pipefishes, #seadragons & their quirky cousins take centre stage in an arts movement? Now you have. 👉 Scroll through to discover what Inspired by Iconic Fishes is all about! 🔗Learn more www.iconicfishes.art

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...

Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes — Inspired by Iconic Fishes

A global arts movement inviting people of all ages, from every part of the world, to celebrate the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their cousins: ghost pipe...

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✨Meet the showstopper of our #IconicFishes lineup, the #seadragon: enchanting and full of flair 🪩. 💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes. 🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

✨Meet the sixth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the bellowsfish 🎶 💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes. 🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

✨Meet the fifth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the cornetfish 🎺 Also known as Flutemouth.💡Did you know? There are four species of cornetfishes, found in most parts of the tropics. 🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes