Conservation
SeaGen Aquaculture provides hatchery and nursery services for conservation breeding, to help recover vulnerable and threatened species and ecosystems. We partner with community groups, researchers and government to boost populations in the wild and improve genetic diversity. Species of focus include:
![image006](https://www.seagenaquaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image006.png)
Giant Kelp
(Macrocystis pyrifera)
![Ben Diggles - BDiggles Isognomon and hairy mussel Banksia Beach Oct 2015](https://www.seagenaquaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ben-Diggles-BDiggles-Isognomon-and-hairy-mussel-Banksia-Beach-Oct-2015.jpg)
Leaf Oysters
(Isognomon ephippium)
![Softcorals2_s](https://www.seagenaquaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Softcorals2_s.jpg)
Rare Invertebrates and Corals
![CSIRO_ScienceImage_2535_The_Red_Handfish](https://www.seagenaquaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CSIRO_ScienceImage_2535_The_Red_Handfish.jpg)
Red Handfish
(Thymichthys politus)
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Seaweeds and kelps
![Hippocampus whitei - Posidonia australis](https://www.seagenaquaculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hippocampus-whitei-Posidonia-australis.jpg)
White’s Seahorse
(Hippocampus whitei)
Images – Scott Ling (Giant Kelp) | Thor Carter/CSIRO (Red Handfish) | David Harasti (Seahorses, Soft Coral)