What keeps bottom trawling in operation despite its heavy costs? Our PhD candidate Yixuan Chen is heading to China for fieldwork to better understand bottom trawl fisheries & help guide future research and management priorities. Read more: https://ow.ly/BqgV50ZvbeC

💜 We’re delighted to share this magical seahorse illustration by Abolfazl Shamsadini, from Iran! Inspired by Iconic Fishes is our global arts movement for everyone, everywhere, using creativity to inspire awe for these magical fishes! Take part: www.iconicfishes.art

#ThrowbackThursday 🌡️ Warming conditions increase activity and feeding in the long-snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus, but do not improve growth, suggesting potential energetic stress at higher temperatures. Find out more: https://ow.ly/PGHh50Z2Yjp

Watch now! Saving seahorses to save the seas with our co-founder and director, Prof. Amanda Vincent, 2021 Indianapolis Prize Winner. 🔗 https://projectseahorse.org/watch-now-saving-seahorses-to-save-the-seas-with-prof-amanda-vincent-and-project-seahorse

❤️ iSeahorse is only possible thanks to you. Together, 4,000+ citizen scientists around the world have contributed over 22,000 observations – vital data that helps our scientists protect our seahorse friends. Join the movement and log your sightings: www.iseahorse.org

Rushing environmental protection without consulting the local community fails both people and marine life. This week’s #ThrowbackThursday study of the Gulf of California shows top-down policies both alienated fishers and endangered the vaquita. Learn more: https://ow.ly/ouRy50Z2YeZ

Our PhD candidate Marta Flotats heads to Peru to develop the first-ever comprehensive evaluations of conservation strategies for the Pacific seahorse. Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/turning-seahorse-research-into-action-in-peru/

A new creation has joined our global arts movement, Inspired by #IconicFishes! It’s a collaborative mosaic made up of 135 artworks, an initiative led by artist Mayali Geyling! Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/inspired-by-iconic-fishes-mosaic/

Spoke this morning at CITES AC34 for the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish & Seadragon Specialist Group (@iucnseahorse.bsky.social). Message: we stand ready to help governments implement the seahorse Decisions from CoP20 – and we've built 3 guidance resources to help. 🧵

#ThrowbackThursday 🌍 A global assessment of 300 syngnathiform fishes shows most species are Least Concern, but many are threatened or Data Deficient, so true risk may be higher. Fishing and habitat loss are key pressures. Read more: https://ow.ly/SSCv50Z3gSj #SavingIconicFishes #ProjectSeahorse

📝🇱🇰 Our advancing seahorses in Sri Lanka workshop report is out! It is a blueprint for action that our PhD candidate Samara is bringing back with her to Sri Lanka this month. Learn more: https://ow.ly/N4XT50ZllHN

#ICYMI Our program leader Sarah Foster is championing #seahorses at the 34th meeting of the #CITES Animals Committee, taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland. 🔗 Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/ensuring-governments-keep-their-promise-to-seahorses-at-the-34th-cites-animals-committee/

Ensuring governments keep their promise to seahorses at the 34th CITES Animals Committee - Project Seahorse

Governments have made promises to protect seahorses from illegal and unsustainable trade. At the upcoming 34th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Animals Committee, taking place July 13-17 in Geneva, Switzerland, Project Seahorse will be there to help make sure governments follow through. Our program leader, Dr. Sarah Foster will be in attendance as the Focal Point for Global Fisheries and Trade for the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, which we host.… Read more

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📸 Say hello to the magical pygmy seahorse, or Hippocampus bargibanti, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist wunderdiver. Upload your seahorse sightings onto iSeahorse too! Learn more here: www.iseahorse.org

India banned seahorse fishing in 2001, but 13 million are still caught every year. Why? This week’s #ThrowbackThursday study reveals that 89% are taken as accidental bycatch by trawlers – paper bans are useless without active gear restriction. Read more: https://ow.ly/uCqN50Z2Y58 #ProjectSeahorse

Governments have promised to protect seahorses from illegal trade. At the upcoming 34th #CITES Animals Committee meeting in Geneva, #ProjectSeahorse will be there to make sure they follow through. More here: https://ow.ly/2MjM50Zk83r

🌊 #ICYMI Our 2025 Achievements report is out! From Mexico to Indonesia, we worked with partners around the world to turn science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their seas! Full report here: https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ #ProjectSeahorse #SavingSeahorses

We’re delighted to spotlight this beautiful illustration of Knysna seahorses, or Hippocampus capensis, by Simon Baker! Inspired by Iconic Fishes is our global arts movement, open to everyone, everywhere, using creativity to inspire awe for these magical fishes! Take part: www.iconicfishes.art

❤️ Meet Hippocampus whitei, the Australian species of seahorse that forms faithful, lifetime bonds. This week’s #ThrowbackThursday study delves into the rare, strictly monogamous bonds that these special creatures form. Read more: https://ow.ly/BPTQ50Z2YrR #ProjectSeahorse #SavingSeahorses

🌊 A look inside from 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! Full report here: https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ #ProjectSeahorse #SavingSeahorses

🌊 Meet the Bigbelly seahorse, or Hippocampus abdominalis! Use these identifying features to spot one in the wild, then snap a photo and report your sighting to the iSeahorse project on iNaturalist. Learn more here: www.iseahorse.org

#ThrowbackThursday Marine protected areas (MPAs) aim to protect marine ecosystems, but male and female fishers experience them differently. This study highlights the gender differences behind MPAs and the need for gender-inclusive participation. Read more: https://ow.ly/e3rZ50Z2XXo

We’re delighted to spotlight these stunning glass-blown seahorses, crafted by the talented Jill Elkins! Inspired by Iconic Fishes is our global arts movement, open to everyone, everywhere, using creativity to inspire awe for these magical fishes! Take part: www.iconicfishes.art

Hidden parasites can devastate captive marine wildlife – a case study where a hidden parasite caused the death of all but two seahorses from a colony from Florida revealed the importance of quarantine and deep screenings for captive marine life. Read more: https://ow.ly/iJbX50Z2XQp

🌊✨ It's here! We are excited to share the 2025 Achievements report! From the Philippines to Peru, we spent 2025 turning science into real-world conservation for seahorses and their habitats! 🔗Read the report here: https://projectseahorse.org/achievements2025/ #ProjectSeahorse #SavingSeahorses

From seahorses to sharks, more than 3,000 fish species have been recorded in bottom trawl catches, and our researchers estimate the true number could be nearly double.

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️‼️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. Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/bottom-trawling-catches-thousands-of-fish-species/ 

📸 Say hello to the magical spiny seahorse, or Hippocampus histrix, logged onto iSeahorse by citizen scientist Joanna Frais. Upload your seahorse sightings onto iSeahorse too! Learn more here: www.iseahorse.org

️‼️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. Learn more: https://projectseahorse.org/bottom-trawling-catches-thousands-of-fish-species/ 

This #WorldOceanDay, we’re calling for greater attention to what bottom trawling catches, what it damages, and what must be protected. https://projectseahorse.org/all-eyes-on-a-healthy-ocean-this-worldoceanday/ #WorldOceanDay2026 #ProjectSeahorse

Our @projectseahorse.bsky.social team is pushing hard on many bottom trawl research projects. These devastating gears are the biggest threat to seahorses... and to many more species, habitats, selective fisheries & food security. Read more: projectseahorse.org/limiting-fis...

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End bottom trawling - the waste of life is a disaster.

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On this #WorldOceansDay, The New York Times uses our research on the diversity of fishes caught in the worlds bottom trawls to argue why it is time to rethink this widespread and problematic fishing practice. @ubcoceans.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social @amandavincent.bsky.social

Opinion | 3,000 Different Species Are Killed for Supper. Why Do We Allow It?

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