![]() Like all white sturgeon that Bisson and his clients catch, the enormous fish was measured and tagged as part of an ongoing, volunteer-driven monitoring and assessment programme that aims to provide critical data to help fuel sturgeon conservation initiatives. "I have landed over 22,000 sturgeon on my fishing charters and this was one I'll never forget," Bisson told Storyful about the recent catch. One of the largest I’ve ever seen □ #giant #fish #monster #sturgeon #unbelievable #lovetofish #fyp #fishwithyves #bucketlist #fraserriver #guidelife ♬ Forever - Labrinth Yves Bisson, a fisherman who runs sturgeon fishing trips on the Fraser River and its tributaries, recently enjoyed a glimpse back in time when he hauled a 600-pound colossus out of the Canadian waters before fitting it with an acoustic tag and releasing it back into the depths. But overfishing and habitat destruction have pushed the species to the brink. ![]() These monstrous fish would trawl riverbeds and lake bottoms, some having spent over 100 years foraging in the waterways of the New World. Some of these behemoths migrate from the Pacific Ocean up the Sacramento River through California’s capital city each year.Giant sturgeon stretching over 10-feet long (3 metres) were once a relatively common sight in North American rivers. The largest freshwater species in North America, they can grow 15 to 20 feet long, weigh a ton and live for nearly a century. The fish is the white sturgeon - an ancient species native to the West Coast. ![]() Here’s why no one noticedĪ dozen independent fish scientists are calling for urgent changes to sport fishing rules to save California’s largest freshwater fish after an unprecedented red tide this summer left hundreds of them dead in the estuary on Sacramento’s doorstep. ![]() Their fine: $50 per farmer California should change fishing rules after hundreds of sturgeon die, scientists say Investigation: Chronic water shortages increase, yet California regulators are unprepared ‘Death in the family.’ California tribe anguished as water, sacred fish vanish from rivers He was accused of stealing huge amounts of water over 23 years. ![]() They defied California and drained an important salmon stream. ![]()
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