Lakshadweep unveils world’s first sea cucumber conservation reserve
2020-05-05 07:08
Hardly three months have gone by since a special protection force assigned by the administration of Union Territory of Lakshadweep seized 1716 sea cucumbers from an uninhabited island named Suhali. Weighing 882 kg and priced at Rs. 4.26 crore in the international market, the shipment was kept ready for smuggling to Sri Lanka. According to marine biologists, […]
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