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Title: Seahorse Research. Dorset, UK.
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A researcher with a spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus), Studland Bay, Dorset, England, UK. The researchers are studying population dynamics, size and distribution of the seahorses. Taken under photographic licence from Marine Management Organisation. MMO-0004/SciCon. Granted to Dr Alexander Mustard for seahorse photography in the UK. Both Hippocampus hippocampus and H. guttulatus are protected species in the UK under the 1981 Countryside Act.
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