Article: paddlefish

Article: Paddlefish poised to make 'big splash' in industry.
Feedstuffs;  October 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 ...

Article: Paddlefish Return to Southern Tier.(paddlefish make ...
New York State Conservationist;  February 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 ...

Article: Paddlefish and the World Caviar Trade.
Endangered Species Bulletin;  January 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 ...

Article: Paddlefish Farming in Kentucky, Tennessee, Could Net ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 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 ...

Article: Paddlefish project holds out new hope for an old species; ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 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 ...

Article: PADDLEFISH SNAGGING IS A UNIQUE MONTANA FISHING EXPERIENCE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 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 ...

Article: Paddlefish a big catch for anglers
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 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 ...