Grilled seahorses on sale for 150 baht each at the Pattaya Floating Market, before they were banned. (Photo by Chaiyot Pupattanapong)PATTAYA: A food vendor has been ordered to immediately drop grilled seahorses from his menu at a floating market popular with tourists, and his shop is being shut down. Manas Meepong, manager of the Pattaya Floating Market, said he is terminating the contract with the vendor and made sure the seahorses were no longer on sale. The decision followed pictures of grilled seahorses being posted on social media by tourists. The floating market features products from all regions in the country is popular with tourists from China visiting the resort city.

Source: Bangkok Post January 23, 2018 06:56 UTC