World’s largest salmon face extinction A new report reveals that
all 5 species of the world’s largest salmon group, the taimen,
are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing and habitat
loss. Tasty, healthy and fun to catch, salmon are one of the
best known fish in the world. But a new report about the status
of the largest type of salmon in the world, the giant freshwater
taimen, shows that they are threatened with extinction. The
report, which was prepared by a team of international
scientists, was released last week by the IUCN and highlights
significant challenges in the efforts to conserve these amazing
fish. The taimen are pretty remarkable creatures. They can live
up to 30 years of age and have been known to grow to over 2
metres in length, making it one of the biggest of any freshwater
fish in the world. But not only are these unique salmon huge,
they’re also very ancient. It is commonly thought that the
taimen are the evolutionary grandparents of the modern-day
salmon and trout with which we are