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Atlantic Sturgeon

Best Family Activity In Fairfield County In 2024: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Best Family Activity In Fairfield County In 2024: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Best Family Activity In Fairfield County In 2024: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk We are thrilled to announce that the Maritime Aquarium has been named Best Family Activity in Fairfield County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to the Maritime Aquarium's website, this Norwalk-based institution offers an immersive experience into the marine life of Long Island Sound. Visitors can engage with over 8,000 animals, including harbor seals, sand tiger sharks, and diamondback terrapins, per its website.  Pinniped Cove, a celebration of seals and a new seal habitat, opened in 2021, according to the aquarium's website. Photo supplied by The Mari…
Big Fish: Massive, 14-Foot Atlantic Sturgeon Spotted In Hudson River Big Fish: Massive, 14-Foot Atlantic Sturgeon Spotted In Hudson River
Big Fish: Massive, 14-Foot Atlantic Sturgeon Spotted In Hudson River At first, it came as a shock. Then it quickly turned into a happy discovery. Researchers aboard a boat using a special sonar system on the Hudson River spotted a huge fish that turned out to be an Atlantic sturgeon more than 14 feet in length. The discovery, which occurred last summer at Hyde Park in Dutchess County, is detailed in an article published this week by National Geographic. "When I first saw it, I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’ ” John A. Madsen, a University Delaware geologist, who was accompanied by Dewayne A. Fox of Delaware State University, is quoted as saying in…