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re: Two of the Largest Freshwater Fish in the World Declared Extinct

Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:23 am to
Posted by Bayou Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
3658 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:23 am to
With the proliferation of PFG shirts I expect to see more of this fish eradication
Posted by 1984Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Apr 2006
7277 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:25 am to
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A fish that size isn’t gonna be good to eat

You’ve clearly never been to China.
Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
14468 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:26 am to
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They probably think eating the fish’s flippers helps them get boners or something


Nah that would be Rino horns or Elephant tusks. Crazy to think even still today those idiots are killing these animals for what amounts to fingernails.
This post was edited on 7/30/22 at 10:28 am
Posted by PhilemonThomas
Member since Jan 2015
2943 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:27 am to
They full of shite. I seent baws pull catfish out the Mississippi bigger than that.
Posted by Mr Butters
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2022
89 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:31 am to
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That isn't how ecosystems work.


Yes it is. However, humans have a tendency to interfere with this process in bad ways and cause it to happen too fast.
This post was edited on 7/30/22 at 10:33 am
Posted by Mr Butters
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2022
89 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:32 am to
China ruins everything.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
53808 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:47 am to
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Though there are still captive fish in breeding programs, authorities, despite many efforts, have failed to successfully reintroduce the fish to the river system, and now it considered extinct in the wild.


So, not extinct.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56355 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:48 am to
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Yangtze sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus, could reach 26 feet in length and weigh 1,500 pounds
that would almost triple the existing world record for freshwater fish.
Posted by ThatTahoeOverThere
Member since Nov 2021
3624 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:49 am to
Not one green activist will tell China shite
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54248 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 10:51 am to
Looks like china put that ten year ban on fishing in the Yangtze a few years too late.
Posted by Zendog
Santa Barbara
Member since Feb 2019
4486 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:58 am to
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This post was edited on 7/30/22 at 12:03 pm
Posted by Zendog
Santa Barbara
Member since Feb 2019
4486 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:59 am to
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scientists believed that industrial runoff may have caused some fish to change their sex from male to female.


tranny fish?
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29307 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:03 pm to
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The Yangtze sturgeon lived in its namesake river for 140 million years


Had a good run
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
83374 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:09 pm to
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may have caused some fish to change their sex from male to female.



So democrat fish
Posted by RTRinTampa
Central FL
Member since Jan 2013
5532 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:10 pm to
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fish that size isn’t gonna be good to eat


You're talking about people that eat bats and giant cochroaches.
Posted by nes2010
Member since Jun 2014
6763 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:14 pm to
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historic range extended throughout Asia, including Japan, Korea, and the Yellow River in China.


quote:

Though there are still captive fish in breeding programs, authorities, despite many efforts, have failed to successfully reintroduce the fish to the river system, and now it considered extinct in the wild.


Perhaps try reintroducing it to a less polluted country like Japan.
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
8636 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:21 pm to
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scientists believed that industrial runoff may have caused some fish to change their sex from male to female.


Tranny Fish. Good riddance


More like Alex Jones was, if not correct, then not exactly wrong.
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
Member since Mar 2020
2640 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:34 pm to
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Both species were considered delicacies and were historically overfished.


A delicacy? Chinese people would eat literal dog shite if you put it in front of them. They will eat ANYTHING.
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
19351 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:47 pm to
Well, there are 1.4 billion of them so the selection of foods to eat are probably limited.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54248 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:08 pm to
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A delicacy? Chinese people would eat literal dog shite if you put it in front of them. They will eat ANYTHING.

As would you if you were hungry enough.
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