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Atlantic sturgeon recovered for necropsy

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
Man kneels next to the carcass of a 7.5 ft long Atlantic Sturgeon.
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Micah Kieffer, EESC sturgeon biologist and a member of NOAA's sturgeon recovery network, returns to the S.O. Conte Research Laboratory with a young adult Atlantic sturgeon that was found on the shore in Reverse, Massachusetts in February of 2022.  Fish is scheduled for necropsy in the days to come.

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