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Record-Breaking 100-Year-Old Sturgeon Weighting 336 Pounds Caught in Canada
On 6/9/21 at 6:30 AM EDT
Researchers in Canada have caught a record-breaking sturgeon in the Nechako River, British Columbia.
The huge female fish weighs 336 pounds and measures 9.6 feet in length, according to staff at the Nechako White Sturgeon Conservation Centre (NWSCC) who caught the animal in late April.
The center said in a Facebook post that the fish was the largest caught Nechako white sturgeon on record.
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