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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 07:33 PM Apr 2021

240-pound fish, 7 feet long, age 100, caught in Detroit River

A 240-pound (108.8 kilograms) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The “real life river monster” was nearly 7 feet (2.1 meters) long, the agency said Friday on Facebook, where the photo was shared more than 24,000 times by late afternoon.

“Based on its girth and size, it is assumed to be a female and that she has been roaming our waters over 100 years. She was quickly released back into the river” after being weighed and measured, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.

The typical lifespan is 55 years for a male sturgeon and 70 to 100 years for females, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

https://apnews.com/article/detroit-fish-oddities-8ff8ec1d49d381c8549e03a9ec1f23c2

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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
4. I think someone caught one in the Potomac recently too
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 07:50 PM
Apr 2021

They were there in George Washington’s time but don’t recall many since, though perhaps they’re just elusive.

They released theirs too!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
9. Ha, well I didn't mean that particular fish. Sturgeon were in the Potomac when George was around
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 09:03 PM
Apr 2021

Then not seen for a long time. But maybe they (as a species) were just hiding out.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,468 posts)
5. Caviar comes from a Virgin Sturgeon....
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 08:25 PM
Apr 2021

A Virgin Sturgeon is a very fine fish.
A virgin Sturgeon needs no urgin'
That's why Caviar is my dish.
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

The chorus to a fun song sung by one of my favorite bands at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival called The Dregs.

Anyone who has attended this Festival in the past at Mac's Pub have heard verses to this song that go from rated G to XXX.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
11. Extremely rare shortnose sturgeon caught in Potomac River excites biologists and fishermen
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 09:10 PM
Apr 2021
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/extremely-rare-shortnosed-sturgeon-caught-in-potomac-excites-biologists-and-fishermen-endangered-fletchers-cove/65-df81deeb-c9c1-493f-b84e-a79e93735783

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Extremely rare shortnose sturgeon caught in Potomac River excites biologists and fishermen

The endangered species reminiscent of the dinosaur era has not been seen in the river for 14 years. “It was like catching a Unicorn," stunned fisherman says

WASHINGTON — An extremely rare shortnose sturgeon has been caught in the Potomac River near Chain Bridge, reigniting hopes that the endangered fish might be capable of staging a comeback after disappearing from the river for more than a decade.

Lynch said he and his fishing partner Josh Cohn were stunned as they brought the sturgeon to the boat and realized they had caught a fish that they believed had gone extinct in the Potomac decades ago.
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