Taiwanese man could face years of incarceration for catching ‘national treasure fish’ 
By George Liao TW Source: taiwannews 6/13/2022
George Liao
Credit: Seventh Special Police Corps
A man is in legal trouble and could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison after he was caught catching two Formosan landlocked salmon, an endangered species often regarded as Taiwan’s "national treasure fish."

The Seventh Special Police Corps said in a press release issued on Monday (June 13) that it, along with the Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters, conducted a “national treasure fish” hunting bust in Nanhu River in Taichung City’s Heping District in early May, CNA reported.
 

Police caught a 56-year-old Nantou County man, surnamed Wu (吳) using fishing tackle to catch two Formosan landlocked salmon, a first-category protected species, in alleged violation of the Wildlife Conservation Act. Wu shared a post of the fish on Facebook, and police caught wind of the post.

After experts confirmed that the fish were indeed Formosan landlocked salmon, police called Wu and requested that he come in to the station for an interview. Wu told police that he only caught two of the fish and claimed that he had released them back into the river.

 
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