All About Us

Seahorse Australia was established in 1998 at Inspection Head Wharf, Beauty Point Tasmania. It was one of the first commercial seahorse farms in the world.

Following the design, engineering and installation of equipment, 600 breeding stock of the attractive Tasmanian variety of the Australian Pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) were taken from the pristine waters around Tasmania under permits issued by State and Federal Governments. Experimentation over the next couple of years helped determine the best husbandry systems for the species. A high level of breeding success has been achieved and a reliable supply of quality seahorses known as Southern Knights was first offered to the aquarium market in 2001. Apart from their popularity in Australia, we have shipped our seahorses to distributors in many countries around the world including the United States of America, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Italy.

Seahorse Australia operates as a licensed captive breeding aquaculture facility and has CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species) approval for the export of live seahorses around the world.

Seahorse Australia was purchased by Rachelle and Craig Hawkins in 2002. Since then the farm has introduced additional captive-bred seahorses to the market. These range from temperate to tropical varieties. For a current list of available species go to the seahorse shop. Through continued research and expansion we hope to broaden our range of these magnificent creatures even further.

Manager:

Mr Craig Hawkins, MSc

Contact Us:

Seahorse Australia,
PO Box 363
Beauty Point
Tasmania 7270
Australia.

Ph: +61 3 6383 4811
Fax: +61 3 6383 4812
E-mail:info@seahorse-australia.com.au

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