The first European Syngnathid meeting took take place at the Oceanário de Lisboa, 20-21 October 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The aim of this meeting was to build a network to help expand knowledge and action for syngnathid species.
Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom (HAB), dominated by the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi, along with smaller concentrations of related Karenia and Karlodinium species, and other harmful algae.
