The total number of Formosan landlocked salmons in the wild reached 12,587 at the end of 2020, once again reaching a new record high. The largest population increase are the 4,650 fish found in Hehuan Creek, a cross-regional cooperation area under the Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters and the Taroko National Park Headquarters. This number is second only to the 6,727 fish population of the Chichiawan Creek basin, and the population is healthy enough to self-perpetuate without the need for wild release. The other creeks where salmons were released include Luoyewei Creek with 962 fish, the upper reaches of Yousheng Creek with 92 fish, and Leshan Creek with 156 fish. The population of each basin is growing steadily and can all self-perpetuate. The populations are also gradually spreading to the middle reaches of the creeks.
A cross-regional cooperation area under the Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters and the Taroko National Park Headquarters to wild release.
Formosan landlocked salmons
To share this good news of conservation with the public, you can find out about the salmons' everyday happenings at home with just a few clicks during the pandemic period. The "2020 Formosan Landlocked Salmon Conservation Results" film will be showing for the first time on the Facebook fanpage @sheipa.np of the Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters. Come and watch the film to see these treasured fish swimming about freely and learn about the conservation journey of the Formosan landlocked salmon over the years.