The prehistoric shortnose sturgeon wasn't considered to exist this far north along the Connecticut River until scientists found genetic material from the fish this summer.
James Garner spent weeks diving in the Connecticut River, looking for genetic material from shortnose sturgeon. The species wasn't considered to exist in Vermont waters until this year.
“The fact that our samples, that we got positive detections from, came from different sampling dates and different sampling locations, indicates that there’s likely more than one fish within these reaches,” said James Garner, a Ph.D. candidate at UMass Amherst, who worked on the project. The team spent weeks cruising over 40 miles of the Connecticut River to collect water samples. Garner would dive to the river bottom, where sturgeon search for food. He said the experience was thrilling.
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