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Ito fish species faces extinction The Sakhalin taimen, a salmonid fish inhabiting Hokkaido and the Russian Far East and known as Ito in Japan, is facing extinction, a group of U.S. and Russian experts said Jan. 6. The group estimates the population of the fish in major habitats in Russia has decreased by 98 percent to 99 percent in the last three or four decades. It warned the situation will deteriorate further due to oil and natural gas development projects in Russia and dam construction projects as well as water contamination in Hokkaido.
The Japan Times Weekly: Jan. 13, 2007 |
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