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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 .
Biologists reeled in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that probably hatched a century ago Paulina Firozi A member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew lays beside a 240-pound lake sturgeon pulled from the Detroit River. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Jason Fischer was shocked at what his crew had just caught. Fischer, a 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.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made the announcement on its Facebook page.
âThis real life river monster was tipping the scales at 240 pounds, measuring 6 feet 10 inches long, and a girth of nearly 4 feet,â the post stated. âCaught in the Detroit River, this fish is one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in the U.S.â
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Based on its girth and size, biologists assume it to be a female and said she has been roaming the Detroit River and surrounding waters for over 100 years.
As a point of reference, that means the ancient fish caught on April 22 likely was hatched in the Detroit River around 1920, when Detroit became the fourth largest city in America.