100-year-old, 240-pound fish caught in Detroit River
Updated May 01, 2021;
DETROIT (AP) Now that’s a whopper a very old whopper!
A 240-pound sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The “real life river monster” was nearly 7 feet long, the agency said Friday on Facebook, where the photo was shared more than 24,000 times by late afternoon.
“Based on its girth and size, it is assumed to be a female and that she has been roaming our waters over 100 years. She was quickly released back into the river” after being weighed and measured, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.
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AP/Detroit Filed on May 1, 2021
The fish, assumed to be a female, was quickly released back into the river after being weighed and measured into the river.
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The real life river monster is nearly 7 feet long and its photo is shared more than 24,000 times: US Fish and Wildlife Service Now that’s a whopper a very old whopper!
A 240-pound (108.8 kilogrammes) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The “real life river monster” was nearly 7 feet (2.1 metres) long, the agency said on Friday on Facebook, where the photo was shared more than 24,000 times by late afternoon.
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