Seahorse trade continues despite export bans, study finds

Mongabay
Mar 8, 2019, 5:31 am115 pts
Seahorses continue to be traded in large volumes, despite many source countries imposing bans on exports of the animals, a new study has found. All known species of seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are part of the illegal wildlife trade. While some of these peculiarly shaped fishes with horse-like heads and…

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