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Photo courtesy of IDAHO FISH and GAME Using a portable X-ray machine, scientists get a look at the inside of the Snake River’s ancient beasts, the sturgeon, one of the river’s revered gamefish.

Photo courtesy of IDAHO FISH and GAME Using a portable X-ray machine, scientists get a look at the inside of the Snake River’s ancient beasts, the sturgeon, one of the river’s revered gamefish.

October 28, 2018

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Metal ingested by sturgeon studied
October 28, 2018 1 a.m.

Metal ingested by sturgeon studied

A study of sturgeon in Hells Canyon determined a significant portion of the long-lived fish have hooks and other fishing tackle in their digestive tracts, but they seem to be able to process and pass the metal without harm.