PAGE 12 - May 28, 2008
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Kiwanis Club of Central Ridge-Crystal River presented scholarships to three seniors at
Crystal River High School. Kiwanis Chairperson, Crystal Jefferson (second to left)presented
Valinda McQueen and Jay Wood, known as Starbird, (above)performed at the Three Sisters
the awards to Kayela Covey (left) for $1,000 to attend Central Florida Community College in
Spring fund raising concert last week at the Port Hotel. Friends of Chassahowitzka sponsored
Ocala, Joshua Clark (right) received $750 to attend University of South Florida and James
a folk singing fund raiser Friday night to help save Three Sisters Spring in the heart of Crystal
Behuniak received $750 to attend University of Central Florida.
River. Held on the shore of Kings Bay at Port Hotel, the singers that gave of their talent, gave
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the audience a real show. Lee & Betsy Paulet (Florida Songstory) were joined on stage by
Valinda McQueen & Jay Wood (Starbird), Carly Bak, Steve Wallace & Shirley Patterson and
Tom Ellis & Florida Transplants. Their music consisted of Florida songs, many about the
Sturgeon on Suwannee
environment in story form. Ken & Lynn Kirby (Shawandasee) performed Native American
story telling. The weather was beautiful with a nice breeze to blow the bugs away. These
entertainers are serious about the environment and and they sang their message to the group
A Mayo man was slightly injured Friday when he was struck by a jumping sturgeon on
of folks that turned out. Photo & story by Sally Price
the Suwannee River. This is the first reported sturgeon strike in 2008.
According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers,
Brian Mosley was boating one mile south of Ivey Park in Branford when a sturgeon leapt in
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front of his boat.
Mosley ducked, and the fish hit the boat's cowling, striking Mosley on the back and
bruising him slightly. Mosley declined medical services.
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The fish did not survive the encounter.
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FWC officials remind boaters that sturgeons are returning to the Suwannee River to
spawn, and the agency wants to alert boaters to the risks of jumping sturgeons.
will host their annual picnic
"There are signs posted at all the boat ramps along the Suwannee at each boat ramp, explain-
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ing the risk of impacts with these fish," said Karen Parker, public information coordinator for
FWC's North Central Region. "Boaters have been seriously injured when hit by these fish.
This is the first reported sturgeon strike for 2008. Let's hope that it's the last. We recommend
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boaters reduce their speed to reduce the risk of impact."
Biologists are unsure why sturgeons jump. The fish winter in the Gulf of Mexico and
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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. Sturgeons are a protected species and cannot be harvested.
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To report sturgeon collisions, call 1-888-404-FWCC (3922).
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