Atlantic Sturgeon Added to NJ's Endangered Species List
 

New Jersey’s list of endangered and threatened species increases to 84 this week with the addition of the Atlantic sturgeon. It is the second fish, along with the shortnose sturgeon, on that list.
After a lengthy review process, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) listed the Atlantic sturgeon as Endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. Species which occur in New Jersey and are listed as Endangered on the federal level, automatically become listed as Endangered at the state level as well.

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Just read a segment from an old time book about an 8ft sturgeon that ran up the Passaic River to Paterson in the 1800's. Sad that such a cool fish is being wiped out..

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Well this is long overdue.

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I tried fishing for them once down south jersey on the BIG D, where the Schuykill dumps in. Me n my homies were using 10-14 inch suckers for bait. We stayed down there for 10 hours without a touch then all of a sudden my buddy Pete gets slammed. Drags rippin like I've never seen it rip before! So he goes to set the hook and gets it only problem is whatever is down in the depths isn't budging. Long story short as soon as the fish started to pull, 40 minutes later, my buddy pulled back. Then ,BOOM, rod SNAPPED!!! First and only time Ive ever seen an UGLY STICK snap like a TWIG!!! TIGHT LINES!!!:D

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Just curious, when the State & Feds declare a fish endangered can't they stop all fishing in any areas that are considered prime habitat for the species? So as to avoid any chance of accidentally catching them?

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I've heard the same. This could be big problems.

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I wonder how they taste..............

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.....just like bald eagle.

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Shortnose sturgeon inhabits many of the same waters as the Atlantic Sturgeon, and those weren't shut down. I don't think this will change anything.

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LOL!

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delicious!

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IN today's Asbury Park Press: http://www.app.com/article/20120423/NJNEWS/304230007

This was taken from page 2 of that article: "On April 6 Atlantic sturgeon were added to the federal list of endangered species, and now state and federal agencies are scrambling for ways to prevent accidental capture or killing of the fish — without forcing a shutdown of some 42 fisheries that may interact with sturgeon."

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This is gonna be such a mess.

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This is mirroring California... Eco nuts the lot of them.

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Caught one about 48" off the hook fluking in the jcaa tourney... Ugly fish c&r pics on my old phone I'll see if I can dig em out

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Looks like this could potentially affect commercial guys a lot more than rec guys.

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Just a thought, but I believe it might be to everyone's best fishing interests if anyone that has ever thought they may have accidently caught an Atlantic Sturgeon rethink this and realize that it wasn't a Sturgeon at all.