Ron Bruch
Ron Bruch
adjust ages call causes changes die mortality natural past question rates study true year
This could call into question every study ever done with sturgeon ages. I may be able to go back and adjust ages and get true mortality rates for the past 60 years. Because we know how many were harvested each year, we'll be able to know how many die from natural causes every year and how that changes over time.
balancing good low rate rebuilding
It's kind of Mother's Nature's way of balancing things out. The exploitation rate will be very low this year, which is good for the population. It hastens the rebuilding process.
christmas danger means open stay thin tree water
If you see a Christmas tree on its side, that means a danger area, so stay away from it. It could be thin ice, open water or a crack.
captured count fish inches rings
We'll count the rings and that will tell us the fish is 20 years old, but it was already 35 inches long when we captured it 20 years ago.
stored stories written
There are a lot of stories out there, some probably written and stored with old photographs in shoeboxes in closets.