Virtual Tour of a Seahorse Recirculation System

Eachuisce Éireann Teoranta (Seahorse Ireland) is located at the National University of Ireland Galway, Martin Ryan Institute Research Laboratories in Carna, the heart of Connemara on the West Coast of Ireland.

The promoters of Seahorse Ireland are Kealan Doyle and Ken Maher. To visit their website go to the following link; http://www.seahorseireland.com

Kealan Doyle (Managing Director)
Kealan is a graduate of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology and The University of Aberdeen. He has been involved in fisheries conservation projects worldwide, including Ghana, The Galapagos Islands and Australia.

Ken Maher (Director)
Ken is also a graduate of The Galway Mayo Institute of Technology and The University of Aberdeen. He has worked on aquaculture units throughout Ireland and Europe, and has also worked on conservation-based projects in Africa.

There are three additional people working with Seahorse Ireland:

• Two PhD students
• One Master's student

The use of re-circulating technology greatly improves growth and survivability with seahorses of all ages. A typical day, would see us conduct the first feed at 8.00 a.m, following the morning siphon. We place a real emphasis on good husbandry practice, and the early part of the day involves cleaning tanks and all filters, which need changing. This is generally followed by some preparation and harvesting of live feed diets. The afternoon and evening may consist of the establishment and monitoring of various different experiments, in conjunction with any feeds that are required. Following the final feed of the day and siphoning of the tanks, it is bedtime for the seahorses at 10 p.m.