The scene of the event
On the morning of July 15, the 2021 Lancang-Mekong River Hydrobial Biodiversity Conservation Fishery Enhancement and Stocking Activity, jointly sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Yunnan Province and the People's Government of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, and undertaken by the Yunnan Aquatic Technology Extension Station and the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, was held at the observation deck along the Lancang River in Jinghong City.
The indigenous fry put into the Lancang River this time mainly include large-scaled tall-bearded fish fry and silk-tailed eel fry, with a number of 150,000 and 10,000 respectively, and 200 scaly-bearded fish parents and Chinese knotted fish parents.
Known as the "Danube River of the East", the Lancang River is not only an important link connecting China and Southeast Asian countries, but also accounts for about 29% of the province's fish species, and it is also one of the most abundant aquatic systems in Yunnan. The relevant personnel of the Provincial Aquatic Technology Promotion Station said that this breeding and stocking activity, as an important means to improve the ecological environment quality of the Lancang River waters and maintain the water biodiversity, will make positive contributions to the restoration and protection of the aquatic biodiversity of the Lancang River.
More than 160,000 indigenous fish were put into the Lancang And Mekong River
It is reported that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Yunnan Province carried out more than 500 activities to increase and release various aquatic organisms, and released 250 million freshwater economic fish and rare and endangered aquatic animals in 6 major river systems, 9 plateau lake basins and 17 large reservoirs in the province, resulting in good ecological, social and economic benefits.
Yunnan network reporter Dai Zhenhua photo report