The Seahorse Trade in Brazil

Brazil is involved in the trade of seahorses in these ways:

• Dried seahorses from Brazil are sent to other places
• Seahorses in Brazil are caught as bycatch in some fisheries
• Seahorses are also traded live in Brazil as aquarium pets

Brazil trade data available from HippocampusInfo:

• No official trade records from Brazil itself from before 2004
• Some trade records from other CITES Parties/Countries that declare Brazil as a source of 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)