Yamanashi gov't to farm newly discovered endangered salmon species

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - The photo shows Lake Saiko where Kunimasu, an endangered deepwater salmon species, was discovered in 2010, 70 years after its extinction in 1940 in its original habitat, Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, 500 kilometers to the northeast. The photo was taken on Jan. 7, 2012.

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