Taimen

Wild Salmon Center

The Tugur Chum Eaters

Chasing 90-pound trout in the Russian Far East. An excerpt from the original story, appearing in the Fall 2016 issue of The Drake.

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Sakhalin Environment Watch

Satellite Images Help Stop Destruction

Russian partners earn new sanctions against rogue gold mining company on Langeri River.

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© Satoshi Adachi

The Secrets of Japanese Giants

New technology and international effort produces deeper understanding of rare giant taimen.

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© Wild Salmon Center

Tugur Protected!

Nearly 200,000 acres part of new Tugursky Reserve, a home for giant taimen and 20 other species of fish.

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© Maki Yamamoto

Tracking Giants in Japan

Notes from the Field: Hope for Sakhalin taimen on Japan’s Sarufutsu River.

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© Clemens Ratshcan

World’s Largest Fish Edges Toward Extinction

International scientific group reveals severe risk to all five species of Asia’s giant taimen.

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© Pete Rand

Taimen Population Monitoring

Notes from the Field: Monitoring taimen populations in the Russian Far East.

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© Clemens Ratschan

International Taimen Workshop

For the first time, specialists working with all species of taimen came together.

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© Mikhail Skopets

Taimen Study Released

Study examines the extinction risk of one of the Pacific’s most enigmatic species.

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Koppi River Preserve

New reserve safeguards 200 miles of Russia’s Koppi River for taimen and tigers.

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