Sturgeon Science funded by Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation Safest way to catch the fish is by angling. Once we do that, senior biologist from InStream Fisheries Research Allison Hebert implants an acoustic tag. We carefully release the fish and then over time we do mobile surveys around a vast areas to record their movement. We use a hydrophone over the side of the boat that detects the fish on an UltraSonic telemetry and tracking receiver. Sturgeon funding comes from license fees from ang

Sturgeon

A “Living Dinosaur,” that’s the Gulf sturgeon! The Gulf sturgeon traces its ancestry back 200 million years and little has changed with the appearance of this fish since. This prehistoric fish reaches lengths of up to nine feet can weigh up to 300 pounds. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2MbWz9J Video by Ryan Hagerty/USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service