Eelgrass is a vital habitat for creatures such as seahorses and pipefish and a nursery for juvenile fish, but critically it is also a vast carbon sink.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/kerry-fishermen-in-bid-to-preserve-sea-meadows-that-act-as-crucial-carbon-sink/a1834586878.html

In terms of real seahorses, the long-snouted and spiny creatures can be found along the north coast of Northern Ireland but not close to Belfast.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65280621?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Knysna seahorses are endemic to the Garden route where they are only found in 3 estuaries, they are also the most threatened species of seahorse in the world and the first listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2004.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/south-africa-forestry-fisheries-and-the-environment-on-high-rainfall-and-flooding-resulting-in-abalone-and-seahorse-washouts/

One local group in Tennessee embarrassed the organization in 2021 by calling for a ban on a book about seahorses because the book was “too sexy.”

Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/08/moms-for-liberty-parental-rights.html?via=rss

“The reproductive behaviour of seahorses is notable in that the male carries the fertilised eggs,” – which is what Melissa photographed.

Source: https://thenewspaper.co.za/endangered-knysna-seahorse-with-eggs-spotted-in-keurbooms-estuary/