Dadu River Pubugou Hydropower Plant of CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy) recently launched a fish breeding and releasing activity, releasing 556,000 rare fish fry into the Dadu River basin in Southwest China's Sichuan Province. To date, the plant has released a total of 7.51 million rare fish fry into the Dadu River basin for 14 consecutive years.
The Dadu River basin is an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Fish fry breeding and releasing have been proved as an effective measure to improve the ecological environment of the basin, restore natural aquatic biological resources, and achieve the sustainable development of aquatic resources.
The fish fry released by CHN Energy consist of rare fish species in the Dadu River basin section, including 100,000 rare gudgeon, a severely endangered state key protected aquatic species under second-class state protection; 30,000 David's schizothoracin and 5,000 elongate loach, also endangered state key protected aquatic species under second-class state protection; 1,000 nichols et pope, Sichuan provincial protected fish; 100,000 schizothorax, endemic fish in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; as well as 100,000 leiocassis longirostris, 100,000 onychostoma sima, 100,000 spinibarbus sinensis, and 20,000 percocypris pingi, making it a large-scale release of rare fish.
In recent years, the plant has adhered to the concept of "in the company of green mountains and clear waters, making them even more beautiful", attached great importance to water conservation and environmental protection in the reservoir area, promoted the coordinated development of hydropower development and ecological environment protection, and effectively protected aquatic biodiversity.
By cultivating key protected fish species and unique economic fish species, and continuously conducting release activities, the plant aims to further protect and optimize the ecology of the river basin, help restore fish resources in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, maintain aquatic biodiversity, and contribute to promoting and improving the ecological environment of water areas.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
