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It is one of the largest sturgeon ever caught in the U.S.
A member of the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office survey crew lays down beside the 6 foot 10 inch lake sturgeon, which was pulled from the Detroit River.
(Image credit: USFWS)
Biologists just captured a scale-tipping 240-pound (109 kilograms) sturgeon measuring 6 feet 10 inches (2.1 meters) in length in the Detroit River in Michigan. The enormous fish, which is likely a female and could be more than 100 years old, is believed to be one of the largest of its kind ever caught in the U.S., according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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'River monster' fish caught in Detroit River may be over 100 years old
Experts think the fish is one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in the US Share Updated: 6:13 PM EDT May 8, 2021 By Amy Woodyatt / CNN
'River monster' fish caught in Detroit River may be over 100 years old
Experts think the fish is one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in the US Share Updated: 6:13 PM EDT May 8, 2021
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'River monster' fish caught in Detroit River may be over 100 years old
Experts think the fish is one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in the US
US Fish and Wildlife Service
A member of the US Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew lies beside the gigantic 108.8kg lake sturgeon pulled from the Detroit River.
Jason Fischer was shocked at what his crew had just caught. Fischer, a US biologist who works with a Michigan-based Fish and Wildlife Service office, was on the water late last month, putting out setlines with hooks to catch and survey the lake sturgeon population in the Detroit River. It was his first setline survey with this three-person crew, and until then, his research had focused on egg and larval stages – "we're talking about a fish less than an inch".
US Fish and Wildlife Service
A member of the US Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew lies beside the gigantic 108.8kg lake sturgeon pulled from the Detroit River.
Jason Fischer was shocked at what his crew had just caught. Fischer, a US biologist who works with a Michigan-based Fish and Wildlife Service office, was on the water late last month, putting out setlines with hooks to catch and survey the lake sturgeon population in the Detroit River. It was his first setline survey with this three-person crew, and until then, his research had focused on egg and larval stages – "we're talking about a fish less than an inch".