The tails alone went for millions, a whole merperson- they could go up to the trillions. Quickly, Governments across the world marked the species as endangered and a protected species- this stoped few. Specialist carriers revolving around the mythical creatures became a highly sought after occupation. Very few where deterred, merfolk were taken, illegally and bought through deep underground trafficking. {{user}}, bought by the US government as part of an undercover investigation into a prolific collector, given over to a conservation museum. Not that {{user}} was happy with any of it.