✨ Wishing you a season filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful connections from all of us at Project Seahorse! ✨ May the new year bring you health, happiness, and continued inspiration to protect our ocean's iconic fishes. #HappyHolidays Special thanks to @DeartoOurhearts for the seahorse art 💙

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...

📣 Call for videos and photos 📣 We urgently need visual resources to help advance our conservation mission. We would be so grateful for your 🎥videos and 📸photos, for non-commercial use. More details here: https://projectseahorse.org/call-for-videos-and-photos/ 🌊 Please help us spread the word!

📣Call for entries 📣 Inviting dreamers, artists & makers of all ages around the world to submit art celebrating our #IconicFishes. We love all art forms, so go wild! 🎨 Theme: Ringing in 2026 with Iconic Fishes 🌊Submissions appreciated by 4th Jan 2026 🔗 Dive in: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/call...

Living #corals are more likely to survive and thrive when found in deeper water, MPAs, or in reef patches. "We were disappointed to find only about 30% of the reefs we studied were dominated by living coral" said @amandavincent.bsky.social @projectseahorse.bsky.social oceans.ubc.ca/2025/12/11/c...

🌊 New paper alert 🌊 Findings reveal coral reefs 🪸 are under pressure, but they do better in marine protected areas, deeper waters, & compact reef patches. 🔗👉Learn more: projectseahorse.org/coral-reef-s... @ubcoceans.bsky.social @amandavincent.bsky.social

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

🌊 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

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

🌊This #WorldFisheriesDay, we’re highlighting three ways we are reconciling fisheries with marine conservation, at all scales. To learn more, visit www.projectseahorse.org #ProjectSeahorse #SustainableFisheries #EndBottomTrawling #AdvancingMarineConservation #SavingSeahorses

Will you be at CITES' #COP20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster from @projectseahorse.bsky.social and @iucnseahorse.bsky.social. Say hello!

Will you be at #CITESCop20? So will Dr. Sarah Foster @sarahjfoster.bsky.social, our Program Leader & the Focal Point for Global Fisheries & Trade for @iucnseahorse.bsky.social. Learn about the seahorse decisions up for discussion & why they matter 👉 www.iucn-seahorse.org/cites #CoP20Samarkand

🎥 Watch The Making of "Ratapan Lautan" (Lament of the Ocean) by Pangrok Sulap & the fishing community in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. This powerful artwork shows that #art & #conservation can interact beautifully, inspired by #IconicFishes 💙🌊 Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/pres...

Showcasing "Ratapan Lautan" in our Inspired by Iconic Fishes movement - a striking woodcut by Pangrok Sulap and the Kampung Tajau Laut fishing community in Malaysia. Explore the artist statement and watch the 4-min making-of documentary 🎥👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/pres... #IconicFishes #Art

How cool are these stickers inspired by #IconicFishes! We’re so grateful for artists like divermonart.com who help spark wonder & awe for these magical species! Feeling inspired? 🎨Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate 💪🌊Together, let's give these fishes the spotlight they deserve! 🌊💪

🎃 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

🌊 #FunFactFriday: Did you know #seahorses have incredible eyesight? Their eyes can move independently, allowing them to look forward and backward at the same time! #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © ImogenIsUnderwater / iSeahorse / iNaturalist

"Seahorses among coral" in batik by Deborah League Fine Art! The artist was certainly inspired by #IconicFishes. We love seeing creativity that celebrates our quirky fishes. Feeling inspired, too? Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art 💙💪 Together, let’s give these fishes the spotlight they deserve. 💪💙

Passing through the shop @beatymuseum.bsky.social and spotted one of our #IconicFishes on a tea cloth/dish towel. Hooray for the wondrous seadragons. @iconicfishes.bsky.social Visit www.iconicfishes.art

🌊 “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan”, reveal! This work portrays the ocean as a wounded soul - beautiful, yet burdened by pollution, overfishing, and industrial-scale bottom trawling.” – Pangrok Sulap. 🔗 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/full-reveal-lament-of-the-ocean-ratapan-lautan #IconicFishes

Sharing #trumpetfish art inspired by #IconicFishes. This super cute Pacific trumpetfish was illustrated by Yuri Katayama. Feeling inspired, too? 🎨 Visit www.iconicfishes.art 💙💪 Together, let’s give these fishes the spotlight they deserve. 💪💙 #OceanArt #ArtforNature #ConservationArt

So sad that a marine cone snail (Conus lugubris) has just been declared Extinct on the #IUCNRedList. Being predatory and venomous was not enough to save it. Degradation of its Cabo Verde habitats was the main problem. www.iucnredlist.org/search?query...

Definitive ‘A global assessment of #dugong status and conservation needs’, just released by The Convention of Migratory Species/UNEP/Dugong MOU. You can watch the excellent 7 minute synopsis here: youtube.com/watch?v=9qhsW0-dYfU&feature=youtu.be @sscmarine.bsky.social

So many seahorses around Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - a place dear to my heart after spending a year near there living on board #bottomtrawlers for my PhD research. Perhaps our #iconicfishes can inspire a transition toward more sustainable fishing methods in the Gulf of California.

#ICYMI: 🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Lego 🧩, 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 Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art

A glimpse of “Lament of the Ocean” inspired by #IconicFishes, created by #artists at Pangrok Sulap & a fishing community in Malaysia. 👀How many of our iconic fishes can you spot in this woodcut print? ✨Stay tuned for the full reveal. 🎨 Feeling inspired to create? Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art

🌊 Iconic fishes spotted in hand-painted Indonesian #batik! Scroll to see which of our quirky fishes make an appearance 👀 The artist certainly was inspired by our #IconicFishes 😉. Feeling inspired, too? Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art 📸 Special thanks to our supporter for sharing this sighting.

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

#RememberingJane A trailblazer whose 65 years of research, advocacy, and compassion reshaped how we understand and respect life on Earth. Her legacy lives on in every act of conservation, on land and in the sea.

🌊 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...

✨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

✨Meet the fourth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the trumpetfish 🎺 💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans. 🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

✨ Meet the third star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the ghost pipefish 🎶 💡Did you know? There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. 🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭

🌊 Say hello to the second star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the pipefish 🎶 💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse! 🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

🌊 First up in our #IconicFishes lineup: the magical seahorse. 🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer. Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes

Introducing our #IconicFishes! 📣These quirky little wonders of the ocean each have their own charm and story to tell. Stay tuned as they take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement, "Inspired by Iconic Fishes". 🎭🎨🖌️🎶🪩🎥 #InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes

🌊 A wave of arts inspired by #IconicFishes is on its way 👀 Stay tuned for more! Project Seahorse IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group

We are excited to share "Achievements 2024", a recap of a year rich in action, collaboration, and momentum for advancing marine conservation with seahorses at the heart of our mission. Dive in: projectseahorse.org/...

This week, our Taxonomy & Evolution specialist Graham Short shared his work at @ubcoceans.bsky.social & @projectseahorse.bsky.social ...showing how CT Scans are revealing new species, clarifying taxonomy & uncovering surprising insights into syngnathid reproduction.

How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout: The genome of a small, remarkable #seahorse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/s...

Join us on 29 Aug for the SCB #Marine Webinar Series Launch: Whether you're just beginning or looking to scale your impact, this session will offer inspiration, guidance, and practical tools from global leaders shaping the future of our #oceans. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌊 #FunFactFriday: How do seahorses hunt? These tiny masters of disguise are ambush predators, blending into their surroundings and striking with lightning-fast reflexes when prey drifts close. #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Shi Lei / Guylian Seahorses of the World

Spotting a seahorse in the wild is pure magic! Next time you meet one of these little wonders underwater, remember these do's and don'ts to keep the 📸experience safe for them and the ocean we love. #SeahorsePhotography #iSeahorse #UnderwaterPhotography #ProjectSeahorse #SavingIconicFishes

Congratulations to the @projectseahorse.bsky.social team for receiving the 2025 President’s Fisheries Conservation Award from the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social. projectseahorse.org/honoured-to-...

“By finding solutions for seahorses, we help chart a course for broader marine conservation,” said our Program Leader, Dr. Sarah Foster, on accepting the 2025 President's Fisheries Conservation Award from @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social on behalf of our team! #ProjectSeahorse @ubcoceans.bsky.social