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The Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) (; Pinyin: Zhōngguó shuǐchǎn Kēxuéyánjiūyuàn) is a large fisheries research institute. It was founded in 1978 under the Ministry of Agriculture in the People's Republic of China. It is a leading research institution in China, active in almost all research areas to do with aquaculture and marine and freshwater fisheries.〔(Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS) ) ''NOAA''. Retrieved 21 July 2011.〕 CAFS sponsors the award winning international academic periodical ''Journal of Fishery Sciences of China''.〔(Journal ) ''CAFS''. Retrieved 26 July 2011.〕 It has completed over 1,000 research projects, including a study on the aquaculture of the fleshy prawn ''Peneaus chinensis'' and the control of haemorrhage disease in grass carp, which won the National Scientific and Technological Progress First Prize.〔 The institute has contributed significantly to China's aquaculture development.〔 ==Activities== Aquaculture has been pursued in China for at least 2,400 years. A tract by Fan Li in the fifth century BC details many of the ways carp were raised in ponds.〔(National Aquaculture Sector Overview: China ) ''FAO'', Rome. Retrieved 26 July 2011.〕 The major carp species used traditionally in Chinese aquaculture are the black, grass, silver and bighead carp. In the 1950s, the Pearl River Fishery Research Institute of CAFS made a technological breakthrough in the induced breeding of these carps, which has resulted in a rapid expansion of freshwater aquaculture in China.〔(CAFS research achievement ) ''CAFS''. Accessed 26 July 2011.〕 In the late 1990s, CAFS scientists developed a new variant of the common carp called the Jian carp. This succulent fish grows rapidly and has a high feed conversion rate. Over 50% of the total aquaculture production of carp in China has now converted to Jian carp.〔Jian, Zhu; Jianxin, Wang; Yongsheng, Gong and Jiaxin, Chen (2005) ("Carp Genetic Resources of China" ) pp. 26–38. In: David J Penman, Modadugu V Gupta and Madan M Dey (Eds.) ''Carp genetic resources for aquaculture in Asia'', WorldFish Center, Technical report: 65(1727). ISBN 978-983-2346-35-7.〕〔 The Chinese sturgeon is an endangered species native to China. It is strictly protected by the Chinese government, who have declared it a national treasure. The Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute of CAFS is breeding sturgeons in captivity in an attempt to restore the river population before the species disappears.〔("Living Fossil" Fish Making Last Stand in China ) ''National Geographic'', 15 August 2011.〕 Some success has been claimed from artificial inducement for spawning and stream discharge for incubation. During the course of the project, 5 million fish bred in captivity have been released into the wild.〔(Chinese Sturgeon Set Free ) ''China Daily'', 29 April 2005.〕 In 2005, to mark the twentieth anniversary of China's efforts to protect the species, 10,000 sturgeon fry, 200 junior sturgeon and two adult fish were released into the Yangtze River at Yichang. However, in 2007, 14 young sturgeon were surveyed near the mouth of Yangtze compared with 600 the year before, causing concern that the battle was being lost in the crowded and polluted Yangtze River.〔(Scientists sound alarm as Chinese sturgeon battle for survival ) ''FIS'', 24 July 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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