Posted in taimen on Nov 3rd, 2012
Many of you who have been following this series on my work with Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen) in Mongolia may not be aware that this species is actually one of five taimen species that exist in the world. A recent International Union for Conservation of Nature report titled, “Largest Salmon in the World Edges Toward Extinction,” [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 11th, 2012
This is the final blog post from my work with Rare Conservation and World Wildlife Fund this summer. Driving through the six Soums (districts) along the Onon River really opened my eyes to the amount of work that has been completed in this area. Each town had billboards portraying members of the local fishing clubs [...]
Posted in taimen on Jun 21st, 2012
As the 2012 taimen field season gets underway we take a look back at some key accomplishments, and look forward to how we intend to continue to build upon that work. Last season found us working with local government and airport administrators in Murun, the provincial capital of Khovsgol Aimag, to construct a permanent taimen conservation kiosk [...]
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
Posted in conservation, taimen on Jan 27th, 2012
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp and elsewhere across the world, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are [...]
Posted in taimen on Jan 24th, 2012
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp and elsewhere in the world, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are [...]
After a 19- hour bus ride from Ulaanbaatar I am finally in Khovsgol Aimag. It has been a very productive week; we hit the ground running and were able to meet with the Khovsgol Aimag Minister of Nature, Environment and Tourism, who fully endorsed and supported our taimen conservation plan. The official name of the [...]
Posted in taimen on Apr 7th, 2011
The gigantic fish is the world’s largest salmonid, the family of fish that includes salmon and trout. The species can live for more than 50 years, and grow slowly, not reaching maturity until seven to nine years of age according to scientists. The taimen (Hucho taimen), also known as Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon, [...]
Posted in freshwater on Mar 9th, 2011
The world’s rivers, the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a global analysis. The report, published recently in the journal Nature, is the first to simultaneously account for the effects of impacts such as pollution, dam building, agricultural runoff, [...]
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