Tracking Sturgeon | The Fish Between the Falls

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Tracking Sturgeon | The Fish Between the Falls

After juvenile sturgeon are raised within the confines of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho fish hatchery, they are marked with a tagging system that allows scientists to identify them should they ever be re-captured. Tagging and re-capturing fish allows scientists to make informed estimates of population numbers and mortality rates of wild and hatchery sturgeon.

For more information, watch the full version of The Fish Between the Falls at our Montana PBS website.

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