Jan writes:
I think that posting something like this is odd to say the least.
Catching a juvenile Alabama sturgeon is only a little less remarkable than
catching a goblin shark or a coelacanth.
Assuming the story is true - you should have contacted state resource
agencies and the USFWS. I guarantee you that they would all be extremley
interested. Assuming the story is not true - you have contributed another
internet equivalent of an urban legend - like those giant alligator and mobs
of rattlesnake photos and pictures that have been circulating for a couple
of years.
The group that I work with spent a year working with other agencies (state
and federal) searching for Alabama sturgeon. I will be more than happy to
put you in touch with those biologists.
Since the un-named bait dealer was savvy enought to recognize the fish, I
assume he was also savvy enought to take photographs and contact the press.
Correct ?
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