A ship containing 12.3 million illegally caught seahorses that was bound for Asia has been seized by Peruvian authorities. Officials said that the seahorses were illegally taken from the Pacific Ocean waters and packed into 55 boxes that weighed more than 2,300 pounds. The small marine fish have a value of more than $6 million and were expected to be sold in the international market. Fishing, transportation and commercialization of seahorses has been prohibited in Peru since August 2004. Seahorses that showed signs of dehydration and dryness were expected to be donated to local universities and research groups.

Source: Daily Mail October 02, 2019 22:27 UTC