Protection of Formosan landlocked salmon takes huge step forward｜Taiwan News

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Have you ever heard of the Formosan landlocked salmon? It is an endangered fish endemic to mountain streams in Taiwan. Conservation efforts involve releasing its fry into the upper reaches of the remote Sqeran’ Creek to restore its population. This once used to involve an over six hour tough journey on foot through mountains and valleys. But now, thanks to the help of an airline company, which sponsored a helicopter to transport the fry, the journey now only takes 20 minutes.

Carefully hoisted by this helicopter is a container of fry from a fish that is considered to be a national treasure – the Formosan landlocked salmon. They will be released into the upper reaches of the Sqeran’ Creek.

Lin Wen-ho
Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters head
This is the first time we’ve hooked up with a corporation that does ESG and made use of a corporation to sponsor this activity. It’s a very good way to contribute to the ecological restoration of the Formosan landlocked salmon.

The Shei-Pa National Park authorities have been working on conservation for 30 years. In the past, this kind of release had to be done by people carrying the fry in backpacks over mountains and rivers.

The arduous route on foot upstream and uphill, which could take more than six hours, often weakened the survival potential of the fry. However, helicopter transport takes only 20 minutes.

Liao Lin-yen
Wuling Restoration Center head
After a year of on-site exploration and two aerial surveys, we decided to work with an airline company to release the fry to that location by helicopter. This was the first such operation in Taiwan.

The Shei-Pa National Park authorities said that a total of 240 Formosan landlocked salmon fry approximately 16 centimeters long were successfully transported to the upper reaches of the Sqeran’Creek using this special helicopter. Releasing fry is only just one conservation measure. The real goal is to expand the fish’s habitat and gradually helped the Formosan landlocked salmon return to its historic haunts.

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