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Kylie Morris and Carly Cook

Hundreds of endangered White's seahorses released into the wild at Port Stephens

Scientists have released more than 300 baby seahorses into waters north of Newcastle in a bid to save Australia's only seahorse species on the endangered list.

White's seahorse used to be a common sight in Sydney Harbour and the waters of Port Stephens, but in recent years the numbers have declined dramatically.

Diver and Department of Primary Industries (DPI) scientist David Harasti has witnessed this decline.

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