INDUCED SPAWNlNG OF CHINESE CARPS BY PITUITARY INJECTION IN TAIWAN - 農業知識入口網

作者	Shu-yen Lin
出版機關	農復會

Immediately after the discovery of naturl spawning of Chinese carps in 1959 in the Ah Kung Tien Reservoir in southern Taiwan, the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction assisted the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute to conduct asurvey to confirm this discovery, estimate the number of available spawners in thereservoir, and determine the season and place the spawning occurred. In the ensuing years, JCRR gave further assistance to the Institute to carry out experimentsin artificial propagation of this important pond fish. Success led to further success,until the practice is now practically commercialized. It is estimated that the Chinese carp fry produced in 1965 by induced spawning will be sufficient to meet the entire need of the fish farmers in Taiwan. Many enquiries have been receivedby the Division concerning the techniques used in this work, and many visitorshave come to Taiwan to observe the procedures. Mr. S. Y. Lin, Senior Specialistof the Division has written this report, which describes the method in detail andsuggests many improvements. I feel sure that this report will serve as importantreference and aid to fish culturists in those part of the world where the Chinese carps are cultured as well as in some countries where the grass carp as a weederadicator is being used.