Legal analysis: According to the laws of our country, Chinese horseshoe crab belongs to the second-class protected animal of the state, and the illegal hunting and killing shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated.

Legal basis: Article 341 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China illegally hunts and kills rare and endangered wildlife under special state protection, or illegally purchases, transports and sells rare and endangered wildlife and its products under special state protection, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and shall also be fined or confiscated.