PI: Wen Bo

Date Awarded: July 2023 (FSRF 2023-04-29)

Abstract:

There are about 14 species of native salmonids in China. Pacific salmon populations in the rivers of Northeast China have been greatly reduced. Landlocked salmonids are found in the China including Sichuan taimen, Qinling Lenok and Formosan salmon, all of which are endangered species. Transboundary species such as Xinjiang Inconnu and Korean taimen are in urgent need of conservation. China’s salmon farms have introduced a large number of exotic salmonids for breeding and rearing, causing negative environmental impacts on the native ecosystems of local rivers, lakes and China’s coastal seas.

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