The Seahorse Trade in China (Hong Kong SAR)

Hong Kong SAR is involved in the trade of seahorses in these ways:

• Dried seahorses are imported from other places into Hong Kong SAR
• Dried seahorses are re-exported from Hong Kong SAR to other places
• Seahorses are sold in Hong Kong SAR for consumption as traditional medicines
• Seahorses in Hong Kong SAR are caught rarely as bycatch in other fisheries

Hong Kong SAR trade data available from HippocampusInfo:

• Official trade records (import and re-export) from Hong Kong SAR from before 2004
• Some trade records from other CITES Parties/Countries that declare Hong Kong SAR as a source of and a destination for seahorses

Also available:

• All trade (seahorse import and export data for before 2004) available on HippocampusInfo
• The CITES trade database (data for 2004 and after)