Category Archives: Recapture

Thinking Ahead

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Hallie Ladd

With the fall season upon us, Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project (CSRP) biologists are already beginning to think of next spring’s field season.  During these cooler months, field crews are busy tracking and recapturing pallid sturgeon that they believe will become … Continue reading →

Posted in Recapture, Tracking |

Did she or didn’t she?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Emily Pherigo

When the spring spawning migration finally ends and the tagged female is recaptured, all is not over.  The question on everyone’s mind is, “Did she spawn, or didn’t she?” Using a portable ultrasound unit similar to those used in modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Recapture, Reproductive Female, Uncategorized | Tagged , , |

It’s hard enough to catch a pallid sturgeon once, but twice?!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Emily Pherigo

  Any fisherman will tell you that just knowing where a fish is located is not enough to catch it.  If it were, we would call it “catching” instead of “fishing.”   Recapturing telemetry tagged pallid sturgeon takes skill, experience, hard work, … Continue reading →

Posted in Methods, Recapture, Uncategorized |