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Paddlefish poised to make 'big splash' in industry.
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 10/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...nose, big mouth and beady eyes, the paddlefish may be one of the ugliest fish around...length and weighing up to 200 lb., the paddlefish, which is found in 22 U.S. states...source of caviar and white meat. The paddlefish is a filter feeder, extracting zooplankton...
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Paddlefish Return to Southern Tier.(paddlefish make a comeback in New York State)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Department of Environmental Conservation, the paddlefish has returned to the Allegheny River watershed...of dams prevented the upstream movement of paddlefish into New York. The paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is one of only two living...
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Paddlefish and the World Caviar Trade.
Magazine article from: Endangered Species Bulletin; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Historically, paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) occurred in...fisheries. In recent decades, however, paddlefish stocks have been declining, and in...FWS) was petitioned to list the paddlefish under the Endangered Species Act...
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Paddlefish Farming in Kentucky, Tennessee, Could Net Profits.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/7/2001; 700+ words
; ...at the pearly gray eggs of the freshwater paddlefish and sees green, as in money. "Paddlefish production could become a lucrative venture...water could yield $3 million a year in (paddlefish) caviar and meat alone. And Tennessee...
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Paddlefish project holds out new hope for an old species; Scientists tag, study to protect rare swimmers.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/10/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...in the Upper Midwest and never see a paddlefish. It's one of the largest of American...seldom seen. The reasons are threefold: Paddlefish are scarce. They don't bite on baited...Eau Claire, Wis., there are many paddlefish. For some unknown reason, they congregate...
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PADDLEFISH SNAGGING IS A UNIQUE MONTANA FISHING EXPERIENCE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...may call for the grace of a dancer, paddlefish snagging can be more like mud wrestling...of the Mississippi River system, the paddlefish is found in its large tributaries including...Yellowstone rivers. Montana's spring paddlefish season opens May 15 downstream from...
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Paddlefish a big catch for anglers
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 5/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...brothers to join him in going after paddlefish. Last month, over Easter weekend...don't bend." It's no wonder. Paddlefish -- the distinctive spoon-billed fish...big means using the stoutest tackle. Paddlefish are filter feeders that eat on plankton...
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MONTANA'S PADDLEFISH SEASON OPENS MAY 15TH; BE AWARE OF CHANGES THIS YEAR!
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...will be on anglers' minds - and hopefully lines - during the 2007 paddlefish season. There are many regulation changes for the spring of 2007 paddlefish season. Paddlefish snaggers need to be aware of these changes that are designed to reduce...
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PADDLEFISH SEASON TO CLOSE, MAY 27
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/25/2006; 550 words
; ...following news release: With Montana's paddlefish harvest quota expected to be reached...Commission agreed today to close the 2006 paddlefish harvest season on the Yellowstone River...Catch-and-release fishing for paddlefish will be allowed beginning May 27, after...
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Paddlefish a big attraction for some anglers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...he dreams of catching each spring_a paddlefish. "I don't know of many places where...his brother, John. "You get a big paddlefish on and you know you're in for a fight...waging. As soon as he set the hook, the paddlefish took off and steadily stripped line...
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paddlefish
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
paddlefish large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula...out with gill rakers (see gill ). Paddlefishes are primitive; unlike most modern fishes...is said to grow to 20 ft (610 cm). Paddlefishes are classified in the phylum Chordata...
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Wildlife Forensics
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...caviar company in New York, sold the eggs of the American paddlefish, a protected species that lives in the Tennessee and Mississippi...the roe was not Russian Sevruga, as labeled, but from the paddlefish. He was sentenced to two years in jail and fined $100...
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Polyodontidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Polyodontidae ( paddlefish ; subclass Actinopterygii , order Acipenseriformes ) A small family of freshwater fish that have many fossil relatives. They are...
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duckbill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
duckbill fish: see paddlefish .
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sturgeon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...in many areas, and sturgeon eggs are the source of the better grades of caviar , sometimes in combination with eggs of the paddlefish , a close relative. Russia, Iran, and other countries surrounding the Caspian Sea have undertaken conservation measures...
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