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Tagged Sturgeon Makes Record Trip

News | April 26, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy
Tagged Sturgeon Makes Record Trip

A sturgeon tagged in Wisconsin has made a record-breaking swim.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the fish initially tagged in the Chippewa Valley was found by the Missouri DNR in Illinois along the Mississippi. The sturgeon traveled more than 650 miles, the longest known distance a Chippewa Valley lake sturgeon has traveled. The DNR says lake sturgeon are rare on the Mississippi, but live long lives. The oldest in the state was 152 years old.

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