An endangered species of seahorse has been found thriving on the Dorset coastline as a consequence of the coronavirus lockdown.Marine conservationists at The Seahorse Trust found 16 spiny seahorses during a research dive in Studland Bay last month.The group of marine animals included pregnant males and juvenile that had been born earlier in the year.It is the first sighting of spiny seahorses in the Studland Bay area for two years – while the discovery of the 16 fish was the biggest find in a single dive since the charity began monitoring the species.Trust founder Neil Garrick-Maidment told the Evening Standard that the discovery proved a "remarkable recovery" of the species.He argued that the increase in numbers would be due to the.