THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Shop selling barbecued seahorses at Pattaya Floating Market closed

Shop selling barbecued seahorses at Pattaya Floating Market closed

The management of the Pattaya Floating Market has closed a shop that was found selling barbecued seahorses to foreign tourists.

On Monday, a photo of barbecued seahorses was posted by a Thai Facebook user with a question asking whether the product was legal, leading to an outcry from many other Facebook users. The photo showed that the shop was selling seahorses for Bt150 each.
On Tuesday, Manas Meepong, managing director of the floating market, said he had ordered the shop to stop selling the protected marine life and also cancelled its licence effective immediately.
The shop was closed and a sign posted that it had been closed for violating the rules of the market.
The grilled seahorses were reportedly popular among Chinese tourists.

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