… of a flourishing trade, the study of Indian seahorses has attracted … the seahorse fishery in
the south coast of India were explored, and the trade of these fish was assessed based on trade …

… A well-established seahorse trade prevailed until late 2001 along the south Tamil Nadu coast,
… of seahorses appeared particularly common and widely distributed in southern India, H. …

… in India where the exploitation of seahorses is prohibited. To combat its substantial trade, in
2001, India placed seahorses (… of India, 2001), which denotes a ban on capture and trade of …

… kuda-type seahorses were reported from along the western and eastern coasts of
southern India. The range of morphological variation in observed specimens obtained from …

… share new knowledge about India’s seahorse fisheries, and how … the Indian WLPA, the policy
used to ban catch and trade of … shows that India’s ban on catching and trading seahorses in …

… in the global seahorse trade, we know very little about seahorse fisheries and trade in this
… Rüppell, 1838 were recorded among seahorses traded in the southern India (Salin et al. …

… export of seahorses) - Destination country/Importing trader Global trade in seahorses boomed
in … During 1994-95, the Chinese trade estimated an annual increase of 8 to 10%. Due to …

… The longnose seahorse, Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814, included in the Red
List … and least studied seahorse species along the south-west coast of India. Practically no …

… to be contributing greatly to the large and growing international trade in these fishes round
the world25. In our country captive breeding and culture of seahorses has been done for …

… of seahorse species and on the … India’s ban on seahorse capture and trade, at two scales:
nationally (Chapter 2) and in Tamil Nadu state (Chapter 3). In Chapter 2, I found that seahorse …