| 22nd August 2006 03:33 PM |
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| jb |
SUN SPRINGS, Fla. -- A sturgeon on the Suwannee River injured two boaters
Saturday when it leaped from the water, knocking one girl from the boat and
breaking the arm of another passenger.
Cheyenne Russ, 9, and Jennifer K. Sullivan, 31, both of Lake City, were
taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville after the Saturday accident. Shands
said Monday neither of the victims were listed in their system.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Dorvan
Daniel witnessed the strike.
"I saw this vessel, operated by Scott Lockwood of Lake City, coming toward
me at about 30 miles per hour. I watched as the fish jumped out of the water
and heard the impact when it hit. The child was knocked out of the boat and
into the water," Daniel said, who estimated the fish was 4 1/2-feet long.
The girl was not wearing a life jacket.
Maj. Bruce Hamlin, regional commander for the FWC's North Centeral Region,
said the commission is planning to post signs along the Suwannee River
warning of the dangers.
"Boaters have been seriously injured when hit by these fish. This is the
sixth reported sturgeon strike this summer. We want to make the public aware
that these fish are in the Suwannee and they do jump. We recommend boaters
reduce their speed to reduce the risk of impact."
The fish winter in the Gulf of Mexico and enter the Suwannee in the summer
and fall months to spawn. They can grow to 8 feet in length and weigh up to
200 pounds. Sturgeon are a protected species and cannot be harvested.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
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| 22nd August 2006 03:35 PM |
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| Joey |
Happy Happy Birthday Puggy !
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| 22nd August 2006 03:38 PM |
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| pdog |
Happy Birthday Joey! |
| 22nd August 2006 03:38 PM |
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| voodoopug |
quote:
jb wrote:
SUN SPRINGS, Fla. -- A sturgeon on the Suwannee River injured two boaters
Saturday when it leaped from the water, knocking one girl from the boat and
breaking the arm of another passenger.
Cheyenne Russ, 9, and Jennifer K. Sullivan, 31, both of Lake City, were
taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville after the Saturday accident. Shands
said Monday neither of the victims were listed in their system.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Dorvan
Daniel witnessed the strike.
"I saw this vessel, operated by Scott Lockwood of Lake City, coming toward
me at about 30 miles per hour. I watched as the fish jumped out of the water
and heard the impact when it hit. The child was knocked out of the boat and
into the water," Daniel said, who estimated the fish was 4 1/2-feet long.
The girl was not wearing a life jacket.
Maj. Bruce Hamlin, regional commander for the FWC's North Centeral Region,
said the commission is planning to post signs along the Suwannee River
warning of the dangers.
"Boaters have been seriously injured when hit by these fish. This is the
sixth reported sturgeon strike this summer. We want to make the public aware
that these fish are in the Suwannee and they do jump. We recommend boaters
reduce their speed to reduce the risk of impact."
The fish winter in the Gulf of Mexico and enter the Suwannee in the summer
and fall months to spawn. They can grow to 8 feet in length and weigh up to
200 pounds. Sturgeon are a protected species and cannot be harvested.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
[Edited by jb]
THIS IS HORRIBLE NEWS....CAN YOU, OR AN APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGIST PROVIDE ME WITH A LIST OF THE NATURAL PREDATORS (NON FISH) OF THE STURGEON. I MAY BE FORCED TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH SOME PROTECTION!
I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE....I DO NOT SEE HOW I CAN EVER VISIT FLORIDA AGAIN UNTIL THE FISH ARE UNDER CONTROL, PERHAPS OUR FAMILIES CAN MEET IN A LANDLOCKED STATE ONE DAY? |
| 22nd August 2006 03:41 PM |
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| jb |
SEE CAPE...........................DEVELOPING. |
| 22nd August 2006 03:42 PM |
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| Joey |
" Happy Birthday Joey!"
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| 22nd August 2006 03:52 PM |
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| pdog |
quote:
Joey wrote:
" Happy Birthday Joey!"
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He was gay, no? |
| 22nd August 2006 03:56 PM |
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| Saint Sway |
Was Ron Wood driving the boat? |
| 22nd August 2006 04:02 PM |
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| Joey |
quote:
pdog wrote:
He was gay, no?
As gay as the day is long ...............
W- W- What ?!?! .... Oh , sure ! :
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