Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108546

Seahorses: Poole Harbour

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the health of the sea horse population in Poole harbour.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Protected sites do afford some protection to habitats associated with seahorses. Seahorses are also a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; but the legislation makes no provision for monitoring or reporting on the condition of the...

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