Jul 1 2008 10:54AM
Associated Press
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) An effort at a Yankton, South Dakota fish hatchery to preserve the endangered pallid sturgeon has reached a new milestone.
For the first time, two female sturgeon held in captivity their entire lives have spawned.
Their offspring are expected to begin hatching tomorrow.
While other hatcheries capture pallid sturgeon from the wild and use an artificial spawning process, the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery is the only one in the world that raises the fish from birth to adulthood and then helps them spawn.
Hatchery Manager Keith McGilvray says the spawning success answers a lot of questions about captive pallid sturgeon reproduction.
Information from: Yankton Press and Dakotan, http://www.yankton.net/ (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-01-08 1043CDT
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Endangered sturgeon spawn in captivity
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, Jul 01 2008 09:24 PM
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#2 Guest_mander_*
Posted 02 July 2008 - 07:26 AM
Thank you, Sandtiger. It was an interesting article. May I assume you saw the May article about the white sturgeon "ball" at Bonneville Dam?
http://blog.oregonli...ys_spotted.html
At 60,000 hardly endangered, but none the less, intriguing behavior.
http://blog.oregonli...ys_spotted.html
At 60,000 hardly endangered, but none the less, intriguing behavior.
#3 Guest_sandtiger_*
Posted 03 July 2008 - 12:55 PM
Thank you, Sandtiger. It was an interesting article. May I assume you saw the May article about the white sturgeon "ball" at Bonneville Dam?
http://blog.oregonli...ys_spotted.html
At 60,000 hardly endangered, but none the less, intriguing behavior.
Yup, I saw it. What a sight that must have been!
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