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SEA CUCUMBER                                                   

20th September, 2021

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Context: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) team at Tamil Nadu seized two tonnes of sea cucumber.

About sea cucumber:

  • It is a banned marine species.
  • Sea cucumbers are in high demand in China and Southeast Asia.
  • Sea cucumber in India is treated as an endangered species listed under schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
  • It is primarily smuggled from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1756319