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Sarah Foster @sarahjfoster.bsky.social · 1d

So many seahorses around Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - a place dear to my heart after spending a year near there living on board #bottomtrawlers for my PhD research. Perhaps our #iconicfishes can inspire a transition toward more sustainable fishing methods in the Gulf of California.

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 5h

We absolutely love this art, co-created between a Malay art collective and Malay fishing village in honour of #IconicFishes. Please tag your own creations - and those you spot - that have been inspired by seahorses, seadragons, pipefish and their relatives @iconicfishes.bsky.social

Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 9h

🌊 “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan”, reveal! This work portrays the ocean as a wounded soul - beautiful, yet burdened by pollution, overfishing, and industrial-scale bottom trawling.” – Pangrok Sulap.
🔗 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/full-reveal-lament-of-the-ocean-ratapan-lautan
#IconicFishes

Full reveal “Lament of the ocean - Ratapan Lautan” — Inspired by Iconic Fishes

Full reveal of “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan” a woodcut print on fabric inspired by #IconicFishes.   The artwork was created by Malaysia’s leading art collective Pangrok Sulap and the ...

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 5h

We need to spread the news that fish are indeed wildlife!

"The fish [falling from the sky] damaged the windshield ... there was some confusion when [XX] tried to make the wildlife collision claim under her insurance, with one adjustor telling her fish isn’t wildlife"

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Scared the heck out of me': Falling fish smashes Sask. woman's windshield | CBC News

Of all the things that could smash a car’s windshield in Saskatchewan, a fish that fell from the sky is pretty low on the list of likely suspects. But that’s what happened to Marie Ahlstrom when she w...

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 1d

Hey look at the playground art at the #BCFerries terminal at Swartz Bay, British Columbia. Inspired by #IconicFishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social Love that kids waiting for the ferry are encountering seahorses.

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 1d

Definitive ‘A global assessment of #dugong status and conservation needs’, just released by The Convention of Migratory Species/UNEP/Dugong MOU. You can watch the excellent 7 minute synopsis here: youtube.com/watch?v=9qhsW0-dYfU&feature=youtu.be @sscmarine.bsky.social

Helene Marsh Dugong launch Oct 12

YouTube video by JEM

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 2d

So sad that a marine cone snail (Conus lugubris) has just been declared Extinct on the #IUCNRedList. Being predatory and venomous was not enough to save it. Degradation of its Cabo Verde habitats was the main problem. www.iucnredlist.org/search?query...

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 6d

Here's a great World Conservation Congress hybrid event on Friday at 3 am in New York and midnight in Vancouver. We will cover fungi, plants, fish and more in a bid to really indicate the huge scale of the trade... and its impacts. Co-hosted by @sscmarine.bsky.social

Coralie Palmer @coraliejp.bsky.social · 7d

@protectspecies.bsky.social @iucnshark.bsky.social @iucnseahorse.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 6d

At the World Conservaiton Congress in Abu Dhabi. Here's a really important push to foster joined up thinking, research, management and policy. Co-hosted by @sscmarine.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social and other partners. Supports Motion 20 already adopted by the @IUCN.

Coralie Palmer @coraliejp.bsky.social · 7d

@protectspecies.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social @monnikaboom.bsky.social

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 7d

So delighted by this gorgeous batik art inspired by our #IconicFishes. Share your sightings of the magical seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, trumpetfish, cornetfish, bellowsfish and ghost pipefish. And consider creating your own art, too! Read more here: iconicfishes.art

Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 8d

🌊 Iconic fishes spotted in hand-painted Indonesian #batik! Scroll to see which of our quirky fishes make an appearance 👀
The artist certainly was inspired by our #IconicFishes 😉.
Feeling inspired, too? Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art

📸 Special thanks to our supporter for sharing this sighting.

Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 7d

Calling all artists, makers, creators, dreamers.... We'd love to you help inspire passion for our #IconicFishes. Whether you compose organ music, make potato prints, design jewellery, paint with oils, build driftwood sculptures or dance with delight... we would love you to take part in our movement.

Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 12d

Ever seen #seahorses, #pipefishes, #seadragons & their quirky cousins take centre stage in an arts movement? Now you have. 👉 Scroll through to discover what Inspired by Iconic Fishes is all about! 🔗Learn more www.iconicfishes.art

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 13d

We are so excited to be launching an arts movement for our most iconic of all fishes... capture their mystery and magic in your art form... or capture somebody else's artistic depiction... whatever you do, tag it #iconicfishes.

Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · 14d

Crazy special fishes!! Read our web story explaining the launch of our new arts movement. We invite you to help us grow the excitement about our #IconicFishes and their conservation. @projectseahorse.bsky.social @iucnseahorse.bsky.social

www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...

Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes — Inspired by Iconic Fishes

A global arts movement inviting people of all ages, from every part of the world, to celebrate the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their cousins: ghost pipe...

www.iconicfishes.art

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
👉 www.iconicfishes.art/updates/intr...

Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes — Inspired by Iconic Fishes

A global arts movement inviting people of all ages, from every part of the world, to celebrate the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their cousins: ghost pipe...

www.iconicfishes.art

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

✨Meet the showstopper of our #IconicFishes lineup, the #seadragon: enchanting and full of flair 🪩.
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

✨Meet the sixth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the bellowsfish 🎶
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

✨Meet the fifth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the cornetfish 🎺 Also known as Flutemouth.💡Did you know? There are four species of cornetfishes, found in most parts of the tropics.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

✨Meet the fourth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the trumpetfish 🎺
💡Did you know? There are three species of trumpetfish. These tropical beauties are found across much of the world’s oceans.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in an arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 14d

✨ Meet the third star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the ghost pipefish 🎶
💡Did you know?
There are 6 species of ghost pipefish, & they are found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes 🎭

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 15d

🌊 Say hello to the second star in our #IconicFishes lineup: the pipefish 🎶
💡 Did you know? There are over 225 species of pipefishes and they belong to the same family as the seahorse!
🎨 Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage 🎭🌟 in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 16d

🌊 First up in our #IconicFishes lineup: the magical seahorse.
🎶 One could even say it leads the orchestra of ocean’s quirkiest performers: Pipefish, Ghost Pipefish, Trumpetfish, Cornetfish, Bellowsfish, & Seadragon, the elegant dancer.
Stay tuned as they take centre stage in #InspiredByIconicFishes

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Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 16d

Introducing our #IconicFishes! 📣These quirky little wonders of the ocean each have their own charm and story to tell. Stay tuned as they take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement, "Inspired by Iconic Fishes". 🎭🎨🖌️🎶🪩🎥

#InspiredByIconicFishes #SavingIconicFishes

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hey. @ubcoceans.bsky.social is hiring for a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling. Deadline 12 Sept. To join us, apply here: research.ubc.ca/federal-rese...

Canada Excellence Research Chairs: 2026 Competition

The 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) competition has now launched.

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · Jun 8

All this talk about #BottomTrawling reminds me of a 5 minute film I made with @cnn.com on how such destructive fishing affects seahorses. @projectseahorse.bsky.social
edition.cnn.com/2021/12/13/w...

The woman saving seahorses from ‘annihilation fishing’ | CNN

Scientists say catching fish by bottom trawling is destroying marine habitats. Amanda Vincent is on a mission to change that.

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · Jun 8

If you want to #EndBottomTrawling as much as I do... here's our one minute video summary of some #BottomTrawling concerns. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ5X...
@projectseahorse.bsky.social Please repost.

End Bottom Trawling - the waste of life is a disaster

YouTube video by Project Seahorse

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Amanda Vincent @amandavincent.bsky.social · Jun 8

I'm keeping exalted company just now ... at least in the news... as we all focus on #BottomTrawling @projectseahorse.bsky.social @ubcoceans.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ocean damage 'unspeakably awful', Attenborough tells William

Sir David Attenborough told Prince William he hopes the UN oceans conference will bring new protections.

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