It is based at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (University of British Columbia)[1] in Canada, and Zoological Society of London in the UK.

The organization's work focuses on not just biological seahorse research, but also on marine fish populations, ecosystems, fishing communities, national and global trade issues, and policy and public outreach.

A small team of scientists and conservationists with offices at UBC, Vancouver, Canada and the Zoological Society of London, UK, Project Seahorse works all over the world, with research and conservation projects in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

Field work began in the Philippine community of Handumon on Jandayan Island, Bohol in the 1990s, and has expanded to Europe, Central and South America, east and southeast Asia, Africa, and North America.

Researchers study the biology, distribution, ecology, habitat, and population numbers of seahorse species around the world in the context of marine conservation.