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  • August 15, 2022

On Wednesday, August 9, the CDFW Trammel Net Survey was back in San Pablo Bay.

They caught 2 more Green Sturgeon. One received an acoustic tag for tracking. They also caught 4 White Sturgeon and 59 Bat Rays.

Person standing on a boat holding a large fish (sturgeon) in their hands - Click to open in new window. Boat on the water with a fish (sturgeon) lying down on its back in a tray being held by a person as they get ready to place an acoustic tag in it - Click to open in new window
CDFW staff Kevin Juranek holding a sturgeon (first image); a second sturgeon gets ready to receive an acoustic tag (second image). CDFW photos. Click on images to enlarge.

On August 11, they caught 2 more Green Sturgeon and a Thornback Ray. So far this season, they've caught 7 Green Sturgeon, three of which received acoustic tags.

Man in green waders standing in a boat holding long lobed fish (Thornback ray) - Click to open in new window
CDFW staff Bradyn O'Connor holding a Thornback ray. CDFW photos. Click on image to enlarge.

Are you curious to know how many Green and White Sturgeon have been caught so far this season? Check out a new Sturgeon Tagging app that allows you to plot simple catch information.

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