Rare seahorse spotted in Nova Scotian waters
Rare seahorse spotted in Nova Scotian waters

Rare seahorse spotted in Nova Scotian waters (Video)

A rarely-seen seahorse was observed and recorded by divers in waters off Nova Scotia. Scientists are excited about this sighting since the species is extremely rare in Canadian waters.

Nedia Coutinho and Martin Roy, owners of an underwater imaging company, spotted the lined seahorse in St. Margaret’s Bay near Halifax on Oct. 12 last year and uploaded it on April 1.

Amanda Vincent, the project co-ordinator of Project Seahorse, says the last sighting of a seahorse was 13 years earlier, also off Nova Scotia’s coast.

The professor of marine conservation at the University of British Columbia says the species is listed as being vulnerable to extinction due to fishing and damage to their habitat.

Vincent says having images and video uploaded to the website helps scientists track the location of the lion seahorse and make conservation recommendations.

The biologist says she hopes the sighting by the Halifax divers prompts other amateur naturalists to watch for the seahorses and to report their discoveries.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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