Sturgeon

PHOTO: 'Sea Monster' Washes Ashore In South Carolina

Posted 03.27.2012

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With an odd, greenish pattern, this creature didn't look like anything the locals had ever seen when it washed up in Folly Beach, just South of Charle...

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Louisiana's Pearl River Fish Will Take Years To Rebound

Susan Buchanan | Posted 01.15.2012

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Experts say the Pearl River's fish population will need three to five years to recuperate, and some species -- including certain mussels -- may not fully return.

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The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats

Susan Buchanan | Posted 11.21.2011

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Decades of commercial overfishing, along with oil and gas exploration and refining, hurricanes and last year's BP spill are among the misfortunes facing fish in the Gulf.

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Giant Fish Jumps In Boat, Breaks Woman's Leg

AP | Posted 07.31.2011

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FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. -- A sturgeon jumped into an airboat on a Florida river and broke a 25-year-old woman's leg. Witnesses say the fish was about 5...

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Sturgeon: As Old As The Dinosaurs And On The Brink Of Extinction

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 07.31.2011

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TULCEA, Romania — Alas, poor Harald. Wired up to a satellite transmitter, he had much to teach science about the life of the great sturgeons of ...

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The Future of Seafood? Farming Siberian Sturgeon For More Than Just Caviar

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meet Jim Michaels, of Mote Marine Laboratory's Siberian Sturgeon Program. Jim has been working for over a decade on an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for growing farm-raised sturgeon.

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Ancient Fish Fights For Survival

AP | STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOPEWELL, Va. — Researcher Matt Balazik wears his passion for saving the Atlantic sturgeon on his right arm – a tattoo of the ancient fish...

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