A 10-year fishing ban had also taken effect in the pivotal waters of China's longest river in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NANJING – In the city of Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, 300 captive-bred Chinese sturgeon, along with other rare fish, were released into the longest river in the country.
The released sturgeon, which were raised through artificial breeding, are generally 15 months old and measure between 50cm and 80cm. Nicknamed “aquatic pandas,” Chinese sturgeon have existed for more than 140 million years. However, the population of the species in the Yangtze plummeted in the late 20th century due to intrusive human activities.
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