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The ancient white sturgeon are drawn to the salmon redds….gravel nests where salmon lay their eggs, a favorite food source. They will also eat the salmon carcasses after they have spawned and died. This annual event during spawning season is not merely a feeding frenzy but a sophisticated ecological dance that has unfolded for eons. My intent was to capture and preserve this historical story.
The white sturgeon are North America’s largest and longest-lived freshwater fish capable of reaching 20ft., weighing over 1500 lbs, and living for over 100 years. They have remained unchanged for 175 million years making them literally…a living dinosaur. They are listed as endangered in Canada and Pacific salmon are listed “at risk”.
