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Seahorse Spotted in Solent

June 16th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
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Seahorses have been found on the edge of The Solenton the south coast of the UK.

Seahorses are masters of camouflage and very difficult to spot let alone get a photo of them.  These photos were taken by Angela Gall, Hampshire Wildlife Trust.

The seahorse was found on a Seasearch survey during two days of diving which was conducted last week with the Hants & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology.

The site of the seahorse was a couple of miles south of Langstone Harbour. The seahorse has been identified as a young male short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus). He was spotted resting on the sandy seabed attached to a small piece of gravel. It was less than 10cm long and very well camouflaged. The divers watched and observed for for several minutes before leaving it to carry on their dive.

This sighting follows closely from another seahorse sighting about 3 weeks ago on a Seasearch dive near Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, UK.

 

Both sightings have been reported to the British Seahorse Survey, which can be found at www.britishseahorsesurvey.org run by the Seahorse Trust where it can be used to help conserve seahorses and their habitats.

 

Seasearch and The Hampshire Wildlife Trust are keen for anyone who sees a seahorse whilst diving or fishing or finds one washed up on the shore to let them know about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can report any sightings directly to them or through this website and I will pass on the details.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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