There have always been plenty of white horses around the Isle of Man, and now it's hoped there could be large numbers of seahorses as well!
There have been a handful of unconfirmed sightings over the years, but they have never been officially recorded in Manx waters.
Now it's hoped that they will be seen off the Manx coast in the Island's new Marine Nature Reserve.
Senior marine biodiversity officer at the Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture Dr Fiona Gell says the eel grass beds which seahorses particularly favour are highly protected in the reserve.
She is hoping to be able to send details of official sightings to the British Seahorse Survey in the near future:
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