| Seahorses are beautiful colored and charming | | | | scuba divers can do for helping seahorses' survival. |
| organisms that can be seen in various parts of the | | | | Things such as not touching them, not buying them for |
| earth's oceans. Besides their beauty you will be | | | | home aquariums are important when it comes to |
| fascinated by many other things, such as the way | | | | taking care of seahorses' habitats and to maintaining |
| they swim. When you they get very close to human | | | | their health at high levels. |
| contact they can become very friendly, so friendly that | | | | For those who are passionate about these wonderful |
| they can even eat from your hands. They are thought | | | | creatures there are some beautiful dive sites. There |
| to have magical powers and medicinal properties, but | | | | are many famous dive locations where you will find |
| there are not many researches to confirm that. China | | | | divers species of seahorses. Ria Formosa, Portugal is |
| is the biggest importer and consumer of seahorses, | | | | a popular scuba diving place for seahorses even if the |
| almost 20 million of them, because they can help a lot | | | | conditions for diving are not the best ones. This is the |
| in improving heart diseases, problems of asthma, and | | | | place with the biggest density of seahorses and you |
| lethargy to broken bones. It is also believed that | | | | can meet here two species: short-snouted seahorse |
| seahorses are good aphrodisiacs. Their value is quite | | | | and long-snouted seahorse. |
| equal to the value of gold for Chinese people. | | | | Another great dive location for seahorse's fans is |
| Nowadays, their number is dramatically decreasing not | | | | Dominica where you can admire many colored |
| only because they represent a type of food but also | | | | seahorses between the reefs. A great advantage is |
| because many choose to keep them in aquariums. | | | | that the conditions allow you to dive here even if you |
| However, not many people know the fact that they | | | | are not very experienced. North Sulawesi from |
| are addicted to the sea air and that they have a short | | | | Indonesia will give you the highest level of biodiversity in |
| life in captivity. Their sea habitats, based on coral reefs, | | | | the world and you may also find some seahorses |
| mangroves, sea grass beds and estuaries, are | | | | species that you will never meet in other places. |
| extremely attractive for them, even if they are placed | | | | There are some other great places if you want to |
| in dangerous spots. | | | | meet seahorses while scuba diving, such as Phi Phi in |
| There is no doubt that scuba diving for watching | | | | Thailand, known for the extraordinary beaches and for |
| seahorses is a significant experience for any diver. | | | | the great scuba diving condition. What you need to |
| However, when you plan to scuba to see seahorses | | | | keep in mind is that you should protect seahorses and |
| you should have in mind the fact that you must not | | | | their habitats during your diving trips. |
| disturb their habitats. There are several things that | | | | |