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2007 Pallid Sturgeon

Bubbles -- Ms. Volbrecht's 3rd grade, Richey Elementary (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
Riko -- Mrs. Grinke's 1st grade, St John Vianney Catholic School, Janesville, Wis. (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
Sticker -- Wilson Home School, Billings (Pallid Sturgeon 3)

Honker -- Mrs. Kalanick's 7th grade, Power School (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
Reese -- Mr. Wildung's 5th grade, Stanford Schools (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
Seaman -- Ms. Pehlke's 21st Century After School Program, East Side School, Glasgow (Pallid Sturgeon 3)

Elvis -- Mr. Crofutt's 6th grade, Orchard Elementary School , Billings (Pallid Sturgeon 1)
-- (Pallid Sturgeon 2)
-- (Pallid Sturgeon 3)

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Pallid 1 in BLUE Pallid 2 in RED Pallid 3 in GREEN

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(This location data on fish is PROVISIONAL DATA that has not been reviewed or edited. This data may be subject to significant change and is not citeable until reviewed and approved by the USGS. Data users are cautioned not to download this information and to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for purposes other than school projects specifically related to Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish.)

Pallid Sturgeon 1
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/1/2006	29 pounds	Male	Mouth of Yellowstone	0.5
10/12/2006			DS Erickson Island	1567.4	15.1
10/25/2006			Sheepfarm	1564.4	-3.0
4/5/2007						still looking for him
4/12/2007			DS Erickson Island	1567	2.6
4/16/2007			UP Yellowstone	3	18
						This fish went to a hatchery as part of our brood
						collections. He will help produce the 2007 year
						class of pallid sturgeon babies. We expect him to be
						back in the river early this summer.


Pallid Sturgeon 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/28/2006	49 lbs	Female	Sheepfarm	1564.3
10/25/2006			DS Sheepfarm	1564	-0.3
11/14/2006			US Pumphouse	1560.6	-3.4
4/4/2007			US Sidney	33	54.4	recaptured looks good and likely will spawn this year.
4/12/2007			US Sidney	33	0.0
4/17/2007			US 7-Sisters	42	9.0
4/27/2007			Hiding
5/1/2007			Hiding
5/7/2007			Hiding
5/16/2007			Hiding			We are having trouble finding other pallids in the Yellowstone at this time too.


Pallid Sturgeon 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/12/2006	39 lbs	Female	Mouth of Yellowstone	0.4
10/24/2006			Confluence	1581.5	-0.9
11/14/2006			DS Confluence	1579.4	-2.1
4/4/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	-15.4
4/12/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	0.0
4/17/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	0	Not very active?
4/27/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	0	We hope this one didn't loose its tag.
5/1/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	0	Still hoping if she doesn't move soon it would mean
5/7/2007			DS Erickson Island	1564	0	she lost her tag. Most pallids have started heading
5/16/2007			Didn't check here this trip			upstream already. This one should be spawning
						this year.

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