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Summer 2001 |
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Protection Sought For Primeval Fish Species: Action Needed to Protect the Green Sturgeon Since the age of the dinosaurs, Green Sturgeons have roamed the Pacific Ocean and select rivers on the West Coast, remaining almost entirely unchanged in their appearance for more than 200 million years. This ancient fish can reach over 7 feet in length and migrated in huge numbers until very recently, so it is surprising that it has become the obscure species that it is today. The Green Sturgeon is one of the many forgotten wonders of the North Coast, and for the first time in its long history, it is slipping quietly towards the brink of extinction.
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