Published August 17, 2011, 07:34 AM
Paddlefish dying below Garrison Dam
Paddlefish are among the species showing up dead downstream of Garrison Dam on the flooded Missouri River in North Dakota. The fish that can weigh 100 pounds spawn in northwestern North Dakota and eastern Montana near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. They’re not endangered, but their numbers are declining and biologists keep close tabs on them.
