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Hail Sturgeon!

All hail the mighty Sturgeon which bedevils Washington and Oregon biologists tasked with its management!

http://www.union-bulletin.com/things_to_do/diversions/sampling-finds-mixed-numbers-of-columbia-sturgeon/article_ac7a9b76-df31-11e6-a3f5-97535b0d1f16.html

“It’s not an exact science,’’ Frazier said. “These critters are challenging for us…We’re not saying one is necessarily right over the other.’’

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Sturgeon retention in the lower Columbia River has not been allowed in sport or commercial fisheries since 2013.

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About 65 percent of the lower Columbia sturgeon population is juvenile fish. That was estimated to be 69 percent a year. Oregon’s sturgeon conservation plan sets 90 percent as the desired level. The estimate of spawning-size adult sturgeon is 4,140 using one methodology and 5,950 using another. That makes the three-year averages 3,620 and 4,230, respectively.

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“Sturgeon need high, turbulent waters to spawn,’’ Barber said. 

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“This is a population that is severely stressed and I think really sick,’’ he said.

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“We’re not recruiting juveniles and that should be very troubling,’’ Wickersham said.

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Commission member Larry Carpenter of Mount Vernon said the agency needs to provide a vision for the public and if there is a chance of future retention of sturgeon.

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“We need to keep in mind our science is imperfect,’’ said Miranda Wecker, a commission member from Naselle.

 

 

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