restoring the river population before the species disappears. Some success has been claimed by the authorities from artificial inducement for spawning and stream discharge for incubation. On 29 April 2005, to mark the 20th anniversary of the China's efforts to protect the species, over 10,000 sturgeon fry, 200 junior sturgeon, and two adult fish were released into the Yangtze River at Yichang. During the course of the project, 5 million fish bred in captivity have been released into the wild. However, in 2007, 14 young sturgeon were surveyed near the mouth of Yangtze compared with 600 the year before, causing concern that effort was a losing battle in the crowded and polluted Yangtze river. See also List of endangered and protected species of China Panda diplomacy References External links Fishbase: Acipenser sinensis (Chinese sturgeon) Acipenser Endemic fauna of China Fish of China Fish of East Asia Yangtze River Critically endangered fish Critically endangered fauna of Asia Taxa named by John Edward Gray Species endangered by damming Species endangered by pollution Fish described in 1835 Critically endangered fauna of China