Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs
Chennai 01 January 2023
Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs Sea Cucumber in an anti-poaching operation
Based on an intelligence input, Coast Guard Station Mandapam deployed its team to Attangarai sea shore (15 Nm west of Pamban Lt) and seized 300 kgs Sea Cucumber worth Rs 1.35 crore. The smugglers fled the scene on sighting the Coast Guard team. Sea Cucumbers play an important role in maintaining balance and biodiversity in marine ecosystem and are listed as endangered species under schedule 1 of wildlife protection Act of 1972.
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PS/RMP/01/2023
