Documentation of sturgeon in China dates to at
least 1104 BC, when sturgeon were described as
‘wang-wei’, which means ‘king of fishes’. More than
ten ancient Chinese books mention sturgeons, including
descriptions of morphology, habits, distribution,
fishing and utilization (Anonymous 1988).
These early descriptions did not distinguish between
sturgeons and paddlefish. Sturgeons were
depicted as fishes related to god, such as the stur
geon dragon in Guangdong China, and as precious
fishes, they were sent to emperors as a tribute.
Many parts of sturgeons were considered to have
medicinal value.
We still have relatively poor knowledge of the
biology of Chinese sturgeons and paddlefish. Until
the 1970s, most research and publications concerned
taxonomy. Between 1972 and 1979, we studied
sturgeon biology and fisheries on the Chinese
side of the Amur River (Zhang 1985), and in 1988,
established a propagation station for Huso dauricus
and Acipenser schrenckii at Qingdeli, Heilongjiang Province
Documentation of sturgeon in China dates to atleast 1104 BC, when sturgeon were described as‘wang-wei’, which means ‘king of fishes’. More thanten ancient Chinese books mention sturgeons, includingdescriptions of morphology, habits, distribution,fishing and utilization (Anonymous 1988).These early descriptions did not distinguish betweensturgeons and paddlefish. Sturgeons weredepicted as fishes related to god, such as the sturgeon dragon in Guangdong China, and as preciousfishes, they were sent to emperors as a tribute.Many parts of sturgeons were considered to havemedicinal value.We still have relatively poor knowledge of thebiology of Chinese sturgeons and paddlefish. Untilthe 1970s, most research and publications concernedtaxonomy. Between 1972 and 1979, we studiedsturgeon biology and fisheries on the Chineseside of the Amur River (Zhang 1985), and in 1988,established a propagation station for Huso dauricusand Acipenser schrenckii at Qingdeli, Heilongjiang Province
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