The migration of 730000 salmon this year begins here in the Wusuli River.

The salmon originates from the Manchu language "Dayimaha", meaning "a large group of fish has returned". They are anadromous fish that are born in freshwater, then grow up in the ocean, and return to their hometown to reproduce as adults. Due to natural factors and artificial fishing, the resource quantity and distribution of wild salmon populations have been severely affected. In recent years, our province has made great efforts to protect these salmon and restore wild fishery resources through methods such as breeding and releasing, and setting a fishing ban.

Wusuli River

The migration of salmon starts from here

More than a month after the entire Wusuli River was opened, the Fuyuan Municipal Fisheries Bureau held a release event for salmon fry on the banks of the Wusuli River. 730000 salmon fry nurtured by the Fisheries Bureau enter the sea from here. The Heilongjiang Environmental Protection Education Society remotely connected to the Fisheries Bureau and broadcasted the event.

Scientific artificial breeding and releasing is one of the important means to restore the resources of salmon populations, "said Gao Ruirui, the head of the society. In recent years, the Environmental Protection Education Society of Heilongjiang Province has launched a public welfare project called "Let Chinese Salmon Go Home" in multiple places. Last year, the project donated an incubator with circulating water equipment to the Fuyuan Fisheries Bureau to help improve the breeding capacity of salmon.

Breeding Workshop of Fuyuan Fisheries Bureau

In the breeding workshop of the Fisheries Bureau of Fuyuan City, silver salmon fry swim happily in the water. The technical personnel of the Fisheries Bureau introduce that in October of each year, the Bureau begins to raise salmon fry. In order to effectively improve the survival rate, there are a set of scientific standards and procedures in terms of water temperature, oxygen content in water, breeding time control, disinfection frequency, and other aspects. After more than half a year of nurturing, the fish fry have now met the standards for wild release.

Damaha fish fry

It is understood that since the proliferation and release activities in Fuyuan City in 1989, more than 42 million salmon fry have been released. At the same time, Fuyuan City, Dongning City, Raohe County, and Jiayin County in our province are also carrying out breeding and releasing activities for salmon, beachhead fish, sturgeon and sturgeon fish and other fish.

A three-year agreement from the river to the sea

The migration path of salmon is long and arduous

Where will the salmon go after entering the Ussuri River?

Gao Ruirui introduced that after the fish gather in groups, they will swim downstream to the mouth of Heilongjiang and enter the North Pacific Ocean. In autumn three years later, they will return here to breed and return to their roots.

What will be the journey back home for the salmon in three years?

Gao Ruirui said that the journey back home for salmon is long and arduous, with not only waterfalls, shoals, and reefs several meters high, but also many animals waiting for an opportunity to prey on them. The fish climbed up the river day and night, returning to their long lost hometown.