Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen): declining across Russia, Mongolia, and China (IMAGE)

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Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen): declining across Russia, Mongolia, and China

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Populations of Hucho taimen have declined across Russia, Mongolia, and China and large adults are now rare in many historical reaches due to overfishing, habitat degradation, water-quality pressures, and dam effects. The species is one of  325 candidates for international protection under consideration at the Convention on Migratory Species' COP15, Campo Grande, Brazil, March 23-29

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Zeb Hogan

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