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Context: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) team at Tamil Nadu seized two tonnes of sea cucumber.
About sea cucumber:
- It is a banned marine species.
- Sea cucumbers are in high demand in China and Southeast Asia.
- Sea cucumber in India is treated as an endangered species listed under schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
- It is primarily smuggled from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka.