Protection of Formosan landlocked salmon takes huge step forward
Protection of Formosan landlocked salmon takes huge step forward
2025-09-15
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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空運國寶"護魚專機"首航 櫻花鉤吻鮭重返司界蘭溪
2025-09-15
櫻花鉤吻鮭保育工作持續不斷，4日上午，雪霸國家公園管理處與航空企業合作，首度啟動「護魚專機」任務，將國寶魚「櫻花鉤吻鮭」以直升機運送到司界蘭溪上游，進行放流作業。有別以往人力揹運，耗時又耗損魚苗生命力，"直升機護魚"開創臺灣保育工作的新篇章。
直升機小心翼翼吊掛的，是國寶魚「「櫻花鉤吻鮭」魚苗，「護魚專機」首度啟航，要運送到高山棲地，放流司界蘭溪上游。
[[雪管處處長 林文和]]
“第一次利用跟企業結合，ESG的企業結合，用企業來贊助這樣的活動，對櫻花鉤吻鮭的復育投下一個很好的力量。”
雪霸國家公園管理處針對櫻花鉤吻鮭保育工作已經持續30年，以往魚苗放流採人力揹運、翻山越嶺、跋山涉水。
徒步溯溪而上、路程艱辛、一趟路上山耗時6小時以上，往往耗損魚苗生命力。直升機運送只要20分鐘。
[[雪霸國家公園武陵工作站主任 廖林彥]]
“經過1年的實地探查、2次的空勘之後，我們決定了與航空公司合作，透過直升機來放流到那個地方，這是全台第一次這樣的作業。”
雪管處指出，這次共計240尾、體長約16公分的鮭魚魚苗，第一次透過護魚專機成功運送至司界蘭溪上游完成放流。放流只是保育的手段之一，真正的目的是拓展棲息空間，讓櫻花鉤吻鮭能逐步重返歷史棲地。
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