sea the future

The Tagus River estuary, opening to the ocean at the heart of Lisbon, Portugal, has not typically been considered a biodiverse area until a population of long and short snouted seahorses has been uncovered, coming as a surprise to many Lisbon residents. These species require urgent assessments of their population and extinction risk. The Tagus Seahorses project works to understand and protect this population of seahorses through comprehensive scientific studies in the area and through community outreach programs.