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China surveys Yangtze dolphin as extinction looms
(November 30, 2012) Chinese scientists have begun an expedition to count how many endangered finless porpoise remain in the Yangtze River. A similar survey in 2006 found only 1,800 of the animals, considered a national treasure, as well as a symbol of the mighty river itself and a reflection of the great waterway’s health. Continue reading
Chinese Paddlefish’s worst predator: the Chinese Communist Party
(August 14, 2012) Having survived dinosaurs and the Ice Age, China’s legendary Paddlefish has met its gravest threat – Chinese Communist Party officials intent on building dams on the Yangtze to inflate their economic achievements, but that block fish migratory routes. Continue reading
Posted in China Energy Industry, China's Dams, Dams and Fish
Tagged Bo Xilai, bribes, Chinese Communist Party, Corruption, Dams, Paddlefish, Patrick Chovanec, Weng Lida, Xiaonanhai, Yangtze
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China’s State Council issues death sentence for legendary Yangtze fish
(January 6, 2012) The Xiaonanhai hydro project slated for the Yangtze River poses a threat to China’s most precious wild fish and the supremacy of the law, say Chinese environmentalists and scientists. Continue reading
Shennongjia exposes reckless development of China’s water resources
This Guardian article describes the case of Shennongjia, a region choked with dams, which caused a scandal in the Chinese media when the extent of official corruption and mismangement became clear. Continue reading
Posted in China's Dams, Dams and Fish, Three Gorges Probe
Tagged China's Dams, China's hydropower, Corruption, Shennongjia
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Yangtze fishermen take a hit
(July 29, 2011) Since the construction of the Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams, Yangtze River’s fish stocks have been declining. The government’s solution – the “Fisherman on Land” program – has forced “boat families,” who once earned a living from the fish bounty of the Yangtze, to move ashore and find work in factories. Continue reading
Yangtze fish take a hit
(July 19, 2011) China’s weekly newspaper, the Economic Observer, says the Three Gorges dam is the primary reason for the demise of the Yangtze’s “big four” fish species. By changing the hydrological regime downstream of the dam, the fry population of the black, grass, silver, and bighead carp have plummeted by 97%. Attempts to simulate the original hydrological conditions with forced water releases and restocking the river with broodstock will be futile say experts. Continue reading
Posted in Dams and Fish, Three Gorges
Tagged "big four" fish, Brood fish, Broodstock, fish, Fry population, Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, Tian Peng, Yangtze
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