Local Sturgeon Captures First In 40 Years

Posted by Shorebread | Thursday, September 25, 2014
SALISBURY — For the first time in decades, a total of eight adult Atlantic sturgeon have been caught and tagged in creeks and streams along the Lower Shore that feed into the Chesaapeake, signaling a possible spike in the recovery efforts of the endangered species. Since late August, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists have located, tagged and released eight adult Atlantic sturgeon in the Marshyhope Creek along … READ MORE