220-pound monster fish caught in New York’s Hudson River

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A monstrous 200-pound Atlantic sturgeon has been captured in the Hudson River near the Big Apple by conservationists in a triumph.

Hudson River Estuary Program staff members captured the 6-foot fish last week with a net near Hyde Park, about 85 miles north of New York.

Fishermen examined the critically endangered fish for tags before releasing it back into the water, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in a Facebook post.

The giant, slippery sucker was a female that likely had not yet laid eggs, adding to its size, the agency said.

The creature was captured under an endangered species research permit that allows the group to track the species’ population growth.

Atlantic sturgeon “spend most of the year in the ocean” before swimming to the Hudson “at this time of year to spawn,” the Facebook post said.

They can weigh up to 800 pounds and measure 14 feet long and are the largest fish in the Hudson River.

Researchers estimated there were about 450 individual sturgeon in the Hudson River in 2014, but that number has likely increased, experts said.

Fisheries biologist Amanda Higgs told Fox News Digital that a more updated figure is being developed.

“Another population assessment is underway…Preliminary data shows positive trends,” said Higgs, of the Hudson River Estuary Management Program.

“Program staff have already caught fish weighing between 250 and 300 pounds,” she said.

The fish have five rows of bony plates along their bodies and have tails like sharks, with one side larger than the other.

They are listed as critically endangered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Hudson River Estuary Program “helps people conserve, restore and enjoy the Hudson River and its valley,” according to its website.

“The program works with many groups to develop competent and effective stewards of the estuary, using an understanding of the ecology of the river as a basis for its work. »

Representatives for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation did not respond to questions from The Post on Friday.