Freshwater Fish Biodiversity and Fisheries in Honghu Lake: Status, Threat and Conservation
Freshwater Fish Biodiversity and Fisheries in Honghu Lake: Status, Threat and Conservation
Wen Xiong1, Yifan Huang1, Yue Liu1, Shuyin Li2* and Baoqiang Wang3*
ABSTRACT
Honghu Lake is the seventh largest freshwater lake in China, and located in the centre of Yangtze River, which is the protection priority. Meanwhile, Honghu Lake is one of the most important regions of Chinese Fisheries. However, fish biodiversity and fisheries in the Honghu Lake have remained relatively undocumented. In this study, we reviewed data about freshwater fish biodiversity and fisheries in the Honghu Lake. In total of 96 species belonging to 7 orders, 26 families and 65 genera were listed in the Honghu Lake in past seventy years. And the fisheries resource decreased quickly due to hydrological disconnected, overfishing, and non-native species. In order to protect freshwater fish biodiversity and fisheries in Honghu Lake, some measures including establishment of protect area, artificial propagation and artificial releasing and fishing ban, were implemented in Honghu Lake. We hope that this study should provide more management recommendations that will be useful for freshwater fish biodiversity conservation and fishery management in the Yangtze River.
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