Last week, fisherman from New York’s Hudson River Estuary Program hauled in a monster fish from the river.

 

 

An official Facebook post from the NYS DEC states that the Atlantic sturgeon can reach a weight of about 220 pounds and a length of six feet.

Approximate distance from New York City, it was caught close to Hyde Park.The personnel took the huge fish’s measurements, tagged it, and weighed it before releasing it into the wild. They also took a piece of fin for genetic investigation.

Images made public by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation show four people holding the enormous fish with its limbs spread out. The beast was caught using nets.

It was believed by the personnel that the unusual fish was a pregnant female fish.According to the post, the largest sturgeon species in New York State is the Atlantic sturgeon, and it is also the largest fish in the Hudson River.According to fisheries researcher Amanda Higgs of the Hudson River Estuary Management Program and the Delaware and Hudson Marine Fisheries, who spoke with Fox News Digital in 2014, the estimated number of sturgeons in the Hudson River was around 450.

It may be a few more years before we get an updated figure because another demographic assessment is currently ongoing (with a three-year research period). It is currently in its second year. She stated that preliminary data indicates favorable trends.

Although adult Atlantic sturgeons spend the majority of their time underwater, the NYS DEC post noted that this is the time of year when they migrate to the Hudson River to lay their eggs. Capturing the sturgeon was done in accordance with a research permit for endangered species issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Accоrding tо the Natiоnal оceanic and Atmоspheric Administratiоn, Atlantic sturgeоns can reach a weight оf 800 pоunds and a length оf 14 feet. They have five rоws оf bоny plates running the length оf their bоdies, and their tails resemble sharks in that оne side is larger than the оther.

“Program staff have caught fish in the past that weighed in at 250 to 300 pounds,” said Higgs.”And is used to track trends in the Atlantic sturgeon population,” stated the NYS DEC’s post, during the few weeks of May and June that comprised the yearly mission to locate the fish species. The mission had begun in 2006.

Preservation, restoration, and public enjoyment of the Hudson River and its valley are all goals of the Hudson River Estuary Program. According to the website of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the program covers the tidal Hudson and its surrounding watershed, which extends from the federal dam at Troy to the Verrazzano Narrows in New York City, including the upper New York-New Jersey harbor.

“The program works with many groups to develop knowledgeable and effective stewards of the estuary, using an understanding of the river’s ecology as a foundation for its work,” according to the report.