Seahorse Hotels Now Sighted at Parsley Bay!

I am here providing an update on the habitat restoration component of the Blue World funded Valerie Taylor Prize project on "Marine Biodiversity of Southern Sydney Harbour". I am happy to announce that the four seahorse hotels installed by Sealife Aquarium on March 23rd in approximately 6 metres of water at Parsley Bay were finally sighted! The hotels have accrued some marine growth but no resident seahorses yet. I encourage others to take photos of these structures and associated growth if diving at Parsley Bay. We will also be regularly checking to see if any seahorses have "moved in". Thanks for pointing us in the right direction John Sear!

This journal post was written by project leader and iNaturalist member, joseph_dibattista Dr Joseph DiBattista.