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Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

A doubling of fish biomass along Asia’s longest river shows hope for large-scale conservation efforts and a lifeline for the endangered finless porpoise.

By Johnny Sturgeon

Finless porpoises play in the Yangtze River waters of Yichang City, China, on April 22, 2025. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
A young lake sturgeon. Credit: USFWS

Wisconsin Tribes Have Helped the Lake Sturgeon Recover. Climate Change Is Stressing Its Ability to Adapt.

By Stefan Lovgren

Fish biologist Stefan Tucker, who has worked with sturgeon for 20 years, hopes to apply what he learns about Rock River shovelnoses to other populations. Credit: Illinois Natural History Survey-Illinois River Biological Station

Some Shovelnose Sturgeon in Illinois Are Huge and Researchers Are Fishing for Reasons Why

By Susan Cosier

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