Seahorse sanctuary

Issue 42

About this edition: Visit a conservation project in Italy where scientists are working to save seahorses in the Adriatic Sea / Travel to Punta San Juan, a place of wild refuge where times seems to stand still / Learn about inspiring women free divers in Timor Leste / Journey to the Conflict Islands for an inspirational turtle conservation success story / Marvel at a world first: the first documented instance of courtship between a reef manta ray and oceanic manta ray

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For the love of seahorses

Once a common sight in the Adriatic Sea, seahorses have become an emblem of vulnerability due to industrial development, habitat destruction and the overexploitation of fisheries. To change the fate of the charismatic species, a marine wildlife rescue centre in Italy has now brought a special conservation project to life.

The mega zoo

There are places, untouched by human interference, where time seems to stand still and where nature flourishes. Punta San Juan is one of these places. The remote peninsula on Peru’s southern coast encapsulates what the Peruvian coast once was: a vibrant and abundant ecosystem unimpeded by human interference, teeming with life. What is its secret to success?

Wawata Topu

In Timor-Leste, a group of women, known for their traditional knowledge, relies on freediving for their livelihood. As the country’s recent violent history has left the country ill-equipped to manage its marine resources effectively, women fishing has become a way of accessing and preserving freedom.

Turtle refuge

On the remote Conflict Islands in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay Province, something astonishing can be witnessed. After the local sea turtle population was almost entirely decimated by poachers, a conservation project has managed to turn the tide for the charismatic reptiles by hatching around 28,000 eggs this season alone.

The sacred places

On the vibrant coral reefs of Raja Ampat, researchers recently documented something astonishing for the very first time: Courtship behaviour between a reef manta ray and an oceanic manta ray. What does this interspecies love ritual mean for the conservation of these animals?

BEHIND THE LENS: Pier Nirandara

Each issue, we chat with one of the world’s leading ocean photographers and showcase a selection of their work. In this edition, we speak with underwater photographer and expedition leader Pier Nirandara.

COLUMNISTS:

Ian Urbina, investigative journalist and director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, covers conservation concerns around the Saya de Malha Bank, the world’s largest invisible island.

Mads St Clair, Oceanographic’s current Storyteller in Residence, explores the importance of elevating female voices in the ocean space.

Cal Major, ocean advocate and founder of the charity Seaful, writes about her experience in rescuing seabirds.
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