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

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By By Johnny SturgeonFeb 12, 2026, 2:00 pm131 pts
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 Flowing almost 4,000 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea, the Yangtze is China’s “Mother River.” From the…

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