Are Seahorses Aphrodisiacs?
One kilogram (2.2 pounds) or 100 dried seahorses fetch up to 200 dollars in countries such as the United States which have large Chinese populations, it said. “Demand appears to be greater than supply. The trade is rapidly growing and the populations of seahorses are being over-exploited with many places approaching the danger of extinction,” it said in a classified document made available to AFP. Parmeshwaran said both China and Australia had done similar research, but the results had not been made public.
