Mission:
Project Seahorse is an interdisciplinary and international organization committed to conservation and sustainable use of the world’s coastal marine ecosystems. We engage in connected research and management at scales ranging from community initiatives to international accords. Collaborating with stakeholders and partners, we use seahorses to focus our efforts in finding marine conservation solutions.
Our vision is a world in which marine ecosystems are healthy and well-managed.

The team is composed of about 40 professional team members (plus village staff) working in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Philippines, Portugal, U.K., and U.S.A. Project Seahorse has also managed projects in South Africa and Vietnam, and maintains strong collaborations with colleagues in many more countries.

Its origins can be traced to Cambridge University, where the team's director, Dr. Amanda Vincent, carried out her early seahorse research. Seahorses are still a central concern of the team, but members are also involved in studying marine protected areas, bycatch, small-scale fisheries, and other aspects of marine conservation. The central coordinating office for all these programs is housed at the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre, where Dr. Vincent holds the Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation. Assisting as associate director is Dr. Heather Koldewey, senior curator for Aquariums at the Zoological Society of London, in the U.K.

Activities in the Philippines operate through the Project Seahorse Foundation for Marine Conservation, a registered non-governmental organization overseen by a National Director Amado Blanco and a board of trustees.

Partners

Project Seahorse works with and enjoys the support of several leading marine conservation organizations and institutions, including the John. G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois (to download the Project Seahorse/Shedd Aquarium Parternship for Marine Conservation 2004 Annual Report, click here; The Zoological Society of London; the TRAFFIC network; the University of British Columbia where Project Seahorse is associated with the Faculty of Graduate Studies; and the University of Tasmania.