We have located 7 isolated colonies of seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus and hippocampus guttulatus) in Andalusia - Spain. A census and monitoring of these populations will be carried out in order to obtain scientific data that will allow these species to be included in the Spanish catalog of threatened species. The censuses will be carried out with the CSIC methodology and the data will be uploaded to the REDIAM network of the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Andalusia so that the Hippo-Dec projects (of the CSIC) and Eurosing can have access to them. The work of the seahorse census will be carried out by clubs and diving centers belonging to our Marine Vigilantes Network project, which involves these clubs and diving centers in citizen science actions. The period will be one year and the censuses will be carried out monthly. At the same time, awareness talks will be given in schools near the towns where these colonies are located. The environmental education talks will transversally touch on the need for the conservation of the marine environment and the problem of marine litter. In communication, work will be done on audiovisuals for the media and to support educational talks aimed at schoolchildren. A traveling photographic exhibition on the need to protect seahorses will tour the cities where the colonies are located.
- Name of organisation
- Oceánidas
- Type of organisation
- Non-governmental organisation
- Type of action proposed
- Evidence-based knowledge and data and/or access provision to knowledge and data, in line with FAIR principles for the Mission Ocean and Waters Knowledge System
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversityPublic mobilisation and engagement
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 93000
- Basin coverage
- Mediterranean Sea
- Website link
- oceanidas@oceanidas.org
- Country
- Spain