Re: NANFA-- Biggest fresh water NA fish

Christopher Scharpf (ichthos_at_charm.net)
Tue, 04 Jan 2000 19:35:51 -0400

Charlie,

Are they reproducing in Hells Canyon?

If so, then they do not grow as big as their anadromous counterparts.

The largest authentic record of a white sturgeon is a 630 kilogram (kg) (1,387
pounds) specimen taken from the Fraser River in British Columbia in 1897.

Individuals in landlocked populations tend to be smaller.

For example, white sturgeon over 90 kg (200 lbs) have not been reported from the
Kootenai River system

Chris Scharpf
Baltimore
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From: Charle5170_at_aol.com
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Biggest fresh water NA fish
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:28:50 EST

Not all white sturgeon are reared at sea. Those in Hells Canyon have been
landlocked since the lower Snake River dams went in.

Charlie Powell
Moscow, Idaho

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