Quit rustling our horses! Grrr

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They are fascinating creatures. And look kind of intelligent the way their eyes study their environment. Truly sickening.

An excerpt:
"A clear picture has emerged about the curative activities of seahorses because researchers have found out that, in addition to their traditional use in treating erectile dysfunction [6], [9], seahorses also exhibit antitumor, antiaging, and antifatigue properties and are able to suppress neuroinflammatory responses and collagen release [8], [10]. The two-millennium history of TCM guarantees a great demand for seahorses among Chinese people, and dried seahorses are mainly consumed in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan [7]. The economic development of China, which has increased the demands for TCM, has been catastrophic for wild animals [11]. It is thus predicted that seahorses will face increasingly deleterious conditions in the future."

Even though fishery by-catch, especially from shrimp trawlers, is the principal method of seahorse capture [12], economic enticement has caused an increasing number of fishermen to employ fishing methods that specifically target seahorses in many developing nations, such as Brazil, India, and the Philippines [7]. Fishing has had drastic effects on many aspects of seahorses, such as harming individuals, destroying social structure, reducing reproduction, affecting population structure, and devastating habitats [13]; unfortunately, many of their life history traits, such as high mate fidelity, small brood sizes, lengthy parental care, and low dispersal ability, make them more susceptible to persistent exploitation

Grrr
 
I find them to be quite cool little critters. You light up their life in the middle of the night and they start to feed. I've spent many more than one tank just watching one of them. Fascinating.

You would need to ask an expert how they get here (Northeast USA) and if they last the winter. ( @agilis )

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The Lined seahorse ranges from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico.
 
Maybe we need more draconian measures for horse thieves again...
Wondering:
Are sssets involved in the illegal drug trade (ships, boats, trucks, planes, warehouses, factories, bank acvounts etc.) Still being seized?
Should this really be different for assets involved in illegally harvesting "anything", but certainly endangered species (animal and plant and mineral and ...)?
 
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