Nechako White Sturgeon Lhe Cho ‘Large Fish’ Presented by: Christina Ciesielski Bill Shepert

Why is the white sturgeon special? Been around since the dinosaurs, Been around since the dinosaurs, Old; Can live to be over 100 years old Old; Can live to be over 100 years old Large; grows to over 6 meters in length Large; grows to over 6 meters in length Weight; Can weigh up to 800 kilograms Weight; Can weigh up to 800 kilograms Very few left, less than 600 (endangered) Very few left, less than 600 (endangered)

Compare to male moose Sturgeon is 6 meters (20ft) in length, and weighs up to 800 kilograms (1800lb). Sturgeon is 6 meters (20ft) in length, and weighs up to 800 kilograms (1800lb). Male Moose are 3 meters long and weigh up to 600 kilograms (1320lbs) Male Moose are 3 meters long and weigh up to 600 kilograms (1320lbs)

Head (flattened, long snout ‘nose’

Mouth (comes out to suck up food)

Barbels (Four feelers ‘whiskers’)

Body (long, no bones, cartilage)

Scutes (Rows of sharp thick plates)

Tail (Top longer than bottom)

Summary of the body parts of the Nechako White Sturgeon Long snout with up to four barbels Rows of sharp bony “scutes” Special tail – similar to a shark Cartilage, no bony skeleton Flattened head

Release 2007

Sturgeon Hatchery

PIT tag reader

Taking sturgeon to the river

Releasing a juvenile

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