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By Joan Davis

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By Joan

Davis

We learned their process to collect fish eggs through the bottom of the tanks.

We saw 2-year old fish kept in large vats. These are Atlantic Sturgeon.

These fish are pretty big !

The mouth of the Atlantic Sturgeon is on the bottom of its body.

Atlantic sturgeon were plentiful when the colonists settled this country.

Consider these facts from the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources website:

• “Early settlers reported huge schools leaping from the Susquehanna and James River, and referred to sturgeon as navigational hazards.”

• “An American officer during the Revolution had his leg broken by a ten foot sturgeon that leaped into his boat as he rowed across the Potomac at Georgetown.”

Read the first 2 paragraphs of this article:http://www.umces.edu/hpl/sturgeon-restoration

Find the answers to these 2 questions:

• How long have sturgeon been on this earth (as far as we can figure)?

• Why did they almost disappear from this area?

What kind of fish performs brain operations?

A neuro–sturgeon !!

Homework:

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/atlanticsturge

on.asp

Visit this site to answer the questions your homework paper.

References• Dept. of Natural Resources, State of Maryland,

website. (2008). Retrieved on November 21, 2010 from http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/atlanticsturgeon.asp

• Tour provided by Dept. of Natural Resources personnel, at

Cedarville State Forest10201 Bee Oak Road

Brandywine MD 20613