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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — About 550,000 hatchery-reared Chinese sturgeon fingerlings were released into rivers across the country on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The release events, organized by the aforementioned agency, took place simultaneously in the cities of Jingzhou and Yichang (Hubei Province, Central China), as well as in the Chongming district of Shanghai in the east of the country.
During the events, experts and representatives of organizations involved in preserving the gene pool and breeding Chinese sturgeon held an in-depth exchange of opinions and discussed technologies related to the conservation of this species and its breeding in artificial conditions, the ministry reported.
The Chinese sturgeon is a specially protected aquatic animal in China and is a flagship species of the Yangtze River ecosystem. Expanding the scale of breeding and releasing Chinese sturgeon fry into the wild is an important measure to restore natural reproduction and re-establish the wild population of this rare fish species.
Nicknamed the "water panda," the Chinese sturgeon has inhabited our planet for over 140 million years. However, the population of this species in the Yangtze River declined sharply in the late 20th century due to human activity.
In recent years, China has made significant efforts to conserve Chinese sturgeon, including expanding artificial breeding and release, as well as encouraging natural breeding of the species.
According to the ministry, efforts will be stepped up to improve the quantity and quality of captive-reared Chinese sturgeon fry, as well as to continue large-scale releases into the wild and work to restore wild populations. -0-
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