Endangered seahorses released into Chowder Bay in landmark conservation effort.
Endangered seahorses released into Chowder Bay in landmark conservation effort.
In a significant step towards conserving the endangered White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei), the Sydney Seahorse Project has released around 380 juvenile seahorses into their natural habitat in Chowder Bay, Mosman.
Led by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, this world-leading conservation effort seeks to reverse the alarming decline of the Sydney Seahorse population.
The White's Seahorse, commonly known as the Sydney Seahorse, is native to Australia's Eastern coast and has been grappling with population decline due to habitat loss and pollution.
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Image: UTS PhD student Mitchell Brennan and colleagues carefully released around 380 seahorses onto swim nets and ‘seahorse hotels’. (Photo credit: UTS)
