Missouri scientists eavesdrop on an ancient river giant to prevent its extinction 
By Shahla Farzan US Source: St. Louis Public Radio 5/15/2022
Shahla Farzan
Credit: Courtesy / Missouri Department of Conservation
Lake sturgeon are ancient creatures that have survived cataclysmic events over millions of years. But scientists worry they might not survive us.

Sarah Peper was getting ready for church last month when she got an unexpected phone call from a colleague alerting her of a rare event: Lake sturgeon were spawning along the banks of the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
 

“I dropped what I was doing and got over there as fast as I could,” said Peper, a fisheries biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Just a few hundred feet from the towering Melvin Locks and Price Dam in West Alton, five endangered lake sturgeon congregated in the shallows, thrashing their tails against the current and releasing peppercorn-size eggs.

 
Mississippi River Sturgeon, Lake Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
126What is a walking catfish and why were they in St. Pete streets during Debby?wtsp2024-08-08US
127Fisherman catches his second state record, shattering previous bestkansascity2024-08-08US
128Indonesian fishermen are using a government AI tool to find their daily catchrestofworld2024-08-09ID
129Urban fishers drawn to Montreals Lachine Canal despite industrial pastglobal news2024-08-16CA
130Around $500,000 worth of baby eels seized at Toronto Pearson AirportGlobal News2024-05-18CA
131Low water levels affecting salmon migration in B.C. riversglobalnews2024-08-17CA
132Xenogens: a new frontier for aquatic conservationthefishsite2024-08-21US
133A Rarely Seen Deep Sea Fish Is Found in CaliforniaAssociated Press2024-08-15US
134Еще одно чудо на рыбалкеohotniki2024-08-16RU
135Frankenfish or frankly misunderstoodlehighvalleylive2024-08-09US
13612-year-old girl nets top Md. fishing awardwashingtonpost2024-08-05US
137We struggle a lot: Cormorants continue to wreak havoc on Lake Ontariowwnytv2024-08-08CA
138SIU researchers hoping to curb cannibalism among large-mouth basskfvs122024-08-09US
139Invasive fish – neon and zebra-striped – caught for first time in Texasstar-telegram2024-08-11US
140Mass aquatic manslaughter: The day Pink Floyd killed thousands of fishfarout magazine2024-08-04UK
141Mexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishingmongabay2024-08-05MX
142Doomsday fish found dead in CaliforniaFox News2024-08-17US
143Poles Down for more fishechopress2024-08-16US
144Babine River closed to recreational fishing to protect salmonburnslakelakesdistrictnews2024-08-16CA
145Newfoundland fishing union accuses Royal Greenland of operating in bad faith in inshore fisheryseafoodsource2024-08-15CA
146Enhancing Atlantic salmons resistance to sea licethe fish site2024-08-16UK
147Breaking new ground in Sri Lankas aquaculture sectorthefishsite2024-08-12LK
148Biden commits $240M for hatchery fish amid decline of Pacific NWs wild salmonThe Seattle Times2024-07-27US
149Photographer disgusted by sad find at infamous Aussie fishing spotyahoo2024-05-22AU
150Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to riversCBC News2024-07-31CA

214 215 216 5 of [217 - pages.]