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You might want to browse our new paper on coral damage and resilience...
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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projectseahorse.bsky.social
📣 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!
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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projectseahorse.bsky.social
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...
projectseahorse.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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iconicfishes.bsky.social
🌊 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
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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iconicfishes.bsky.social
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! 🌊💪
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
How can you contribute to #iconicfishes with your creativity... or by spotting others' arts?
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Diving into this video is a very special experience. Find the 9 seahorses! Thanks so much for sharing, Olivier.
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Dec 9
🌊✨Introducing art & artist of the month, Ambassador by Olivier Leger. This intricate painting shows a #seahorse carrying the seagrass meadow - revealing the hidden treasures of this vital habitat.

🔗 Explore the #art & story: www.iconicfishes.art/updates/ambassadorbyOlivier

#IconicFishes
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
amandavincent.bsky.social
This art is spectacular, on so many layers. Dive deep into the ambassador and see her messages.
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
amandavincent.bsky.social
So proud of what @iucnseahorse.bsky.social & @projectseahorse.bsky.social contribute to regulating international trade in seahorses for sustainability and legality.
iucnseahorse.bsky.social IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group @iucnseahorse.bsky.social · Nov 26
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
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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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
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Please spread the news to colleagues at #CITESCoP20
iucnseahorse.bsky.social IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group @iucnseahorse.bsky.social · Nov 20
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
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
amandavincent.bsky.social
This is so special. Making art about bottom trawling and #IconicFishes. Watch and enjoy.
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Nov 19
🎥 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...
Ratapan lautan (Short Docu)
This video documents the journey of “Ratapan Lautan”, (Lament of the Ocean) a collective artwork created together with the fishing community in Kudat, Sabah. Through woodcut printmaking, the work ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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projectseahorse.bsky.social
🌊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
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Mongabay launches dedicated Oceans Desk to expand global reporting on marine ecosystems news.mongabay.com/2025/11/mong... 🧪🦑🌎
Mongabay launches dedicated Oceans Desk to expand global reporting on marine ecosystems
With increasing pressures from overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and climate change, the health of the world’s oceans is imperiled. In response, Mongabay has launched a dedicated Oceans…
news.mongabay.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Tell us about where you have seen our #IconicFishes (seahorses. pipefishes, pipehorses, seadragons, cornetfishes, trumpetfishes, bellowsfishes and ghost pipefishes) in artistic form. And have a go at capturing their magic in in your own making and creating!
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Oct 25
🌊 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
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Myself, I think they are more gorgeous than scary. We have just completed a review of their biology... and are awaiting a verdict from the journal. #IconicFishes
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Oct 31
🎃 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
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Air Canada says it "is the first airline in North America to obtain IATA’s Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) certification", making 11 key commitments to help disrupt the trafficking of wildlife. Read more here.

www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/ho...
Illegal Wildlife Trade
www.aircanada.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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nickdulvy.bsky.social
Want to know the shark and ray fisheries regulations in Europe, see handy link from the @sharktrust #Elasmo25

www.sharktrust.org/Pages/Catego...
Fisheries Advisories
Each year we produce Commercial Fisheries Advisories in line with the latest UK and EU law. These provide rapid access to the current legislative status of sharks, skates and rays in UK, EU, and inter...
www.sharktrust.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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coastfunds.bsky.social
First Nations have announced three new marine refuges along British Columbia's North Coast, protecting sensitive habitat for salmon, herring, seabirds, and seals. 🌊

🔗 Read more: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/n...
Three Indigenous-led marine refuges established in waters off B.C.'s North Coast
All three sites have been established under an initiative meant to increase Indigenous-led marine conservation efforts on the West Coast, while also advancing reconciliation.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Help @projectseahorse.bsky.social and @iucnseahorse.bsky.social get the world passionately excited about our #iconicfishes. Create and make... and tell us about others who create and make.
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Oct 25
🌊 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
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Please help excite people about our #IconicFishes.
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · Oct 25
🌊 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
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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indianapolisprize.bsky.social
‼️REMINDER: 2027 Indianapolis Prize Award Entries

🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists

📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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jangeerthiddink.bsky.social
Assessment of trawling impacts on 10 Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem indicator taxa (e.g. cold-water corals) across New Zealand waters show that 30 years of trawling reduced VME area by 20.8 %, with losses up to 40.7 % in some bioregions.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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sarahjfoster.bsky.social
Proud to be part of an amazing group of dedicated conservationists, working to save seahorses and their seas. See what we got up to in 2024...
projectseahorse.bsky.social Project Seahorse @projectseahorse.bsky.social · Sep 8
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/...
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
amandavincent.bsky.social
Hey, some #iconicfishes from Malaysia. Where have you spotted our wondrous fishes? www.iconicfishes.art
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM