Hudson's ancient sturgeon snags projects
Photo credit: AP | Kristen Marcell, an outreach support specialist with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, holds an Atlantic sturgeon afloat as the fish gets used to the water of the Hudson River on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, in Staatsburg. ENCON along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 15 Atlantic sturgeon that were captive-bred in a Pennsylvania hatchery.
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Very soon, the region will be making controversial, multibillion dollar decisions about a bridge, a nuclear power plant and a water treatment facility. No matter what the specific pros and cons, in the end, it may all come down to fish.
Not just any fish, but the prehistoric Atlantic sturgeon that roams the Hudson River's murky bottom, returning each spring to spawn. Now, three politically-charged...
