Help search for “missing” seahorses this Citizen Science Month and beyond

Every year, thousands of seahorse sightings are shared through our citizen science platform, iSeahorse, by divers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts around the world. These observations help scientists understand where seahorses live, which habitats they prefer, and what threats they face. But for 11 known species, we are still in the dark. These are seahorses we know exist, described in science, or mentioned in rare sightings, yet they are almost completely missing from our data. Some have never been recorded on iSeahorse. Others have only been recorded once. Species like Hippocampus nalu, classified as Near Threatened and found in South Africa and along East Africa, or Hippocampus waleananus, a tiny seahorse found in Indonesia that is already classified as Critically Endangered. Without sightings, they remain invisible in conservation. That’s where you come in. This Citizen Science Month, we’re putting out a call to help find these “missing” seahorses. If you have seen one or have any record of them, please share your observation with the iSeahorse project on iNaturalist.org. It could be the one that helps us learn more about them. See all the "missing" seahorses and learn more https://projectseahorse.org/missingseahorses/