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Baby sturgeon hit the river in latest phase of 25-year restoration effort
This juvenile lake sturgeon was one of 50 released into the Tennessee River from Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park on May 2. The lineage of the fish can be traced millions of years, but overfishing, dams and habitat destruction has led to widespread...
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Dinosaurs released in Chattanooga to honor Earth Day 2022
Tennessee Aquarium Director of Hospitality and Marketing Meredith Roberts and her daughter Lucy release a juvenile lake sturgeon during an Earth Day event on the Chattanooga riverfront. Tennessee Aquarium Tennessee Aquarium releases endangered sturgeon...
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Homeward bound: local students release hundreds of lake sturgeon into Tennessee River
the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute pose in the Tennessee River before releasing more than 600 juvenile lake sturgeon into the waterway. Tennessee Aquarium CHATTANOOGA — After bulking up all summer on a steady diet of bloodworms and brine...
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Tennessee Aquarium brings more baby sturgeon into the world
A young lake sturgeon is viewed through a photographic aquarium after arriving at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute. Tennessee Aquarium Tennessee Aquarium welcomes 2,500 baby lake sturgeon as restoration effort turns 25 years old Casey...
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Lunker sturgeon are out there again: report your catch to receive a certificate
Email sturgeon.reports (at) tn.gov an image of your catch-and-release with the date, location and your name to obtain your official certificate! sturgeon.reports@tn.gov WBIR: Holston River sturgeon surging The population of lake sturgeon, a survivor...
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Sturgeonfest 2023
Join in a great event on Saturday, Oct. 7 for Sturgeonfest 2023 where you will have the opportunity to see the release of baby sturgeon into the French Broad River. When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: The Seven Island State Bird...
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Updated: It’s your Earth Day week! You should connect with your mother.
The horizon over Argentina is seen in this image taken from the International Space Station. NASA Earth Day is every day, but it’s officially on Friday, April 22 this year. Get involved. The 2022 observance of Earth Day is officially Friday, April 22,...
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Nov. 2: Celebrate fish at the bird park — Sturgeonfest 2024
its original date. KODAK — Take a break from football, grab the kayaks, get outside and join your friends and family for Sturgeonfest 2024 on the French Broad River! The FREE celebration of the ancient fish, their lore and their future is set for 10...
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Tennessee Aquarium marks a milestone in its effort to bring native brook trout back to mountain streams
Reintroduction Assistant Kaylee Clayton, left, Jim Hill Fellow for Conservation Anthony Hernandez, center, and Reintroduction Biologist Teresa Israel cross a stream during a Southern Appalachian brook trout release. Tennessee Aquarium Emblematic brook...
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