Boost for endangered Australian icon after 100 seahorses released

December 25, 2023 7:30 AM

Boost for endangered Australian icon after 100 seahorses released in Sydney Harbour tidal pool. The endemic White's seahorse has been in decline for decades, but now hundreds have been raised in captivity and released around Sydney Harbour, the latest in Clontarf tidal pool.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (5 comments total)

Yay for seahorses! I also really like the seahorse hotels that are clever for seahorse protection and stabilization.
posted by GenjiandProust at 7:46 AM on December 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

Seahorses are weird af.

Good for them! You go Seahorsies!
posted by Windopaene at 8:47 AM on December 25, 2023

Well, this post is certainly a Christmas gift.
posted by y2karl at 11:19 AM on December 25, 2023

TIL: There are a whole series of baths and tidal pools located in Sydney harbour, created, in part, to provide ocean access to less experienced swimmers. Here's a list I found:

44 Ocean Pools and Inner Harbour Baths in Sydney

The tidal pool at Clontarf, where the sea horses were released, dates back to 1949 and underwent significant restoration just a few years ago. Here's an article all about that project, along with some history:

Clontarf’s 73-year-old tidal pool to be replaced with a larger pool

There are also many ocean pools, which are a little different:

Ocean Pools in Australia
posted by Insert Clever Name Here at 11:58 AM on December 25, 2023 [2 favorites]

Imagine the delight of swimming in the pool and encountering one of these little guys. How special!
posted by DSime at 5:54 PM on December 25, 2023