Excavation of Gribshunden Shipwreck
Archaeologists first spotted the sturgeon's bony plates near a barrel in the Gribshunden shipwreck. https://t.co/1E7gzmfwab
— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 8, 2020
Health Editor’s Note: The Atlantic sturgeon is just one of the items in the royal’s stash in this 15th century time capsule. The Atlantic sturgeon is critically endangered so this find brings the discoverers to a time when sturgeon was plentiful.
As an aside, the Toledo Zoo has been raising lake sturgeon, whose numbers have diminished, for release into the Maumee River and Lake Erie. The second release of these baby sturgeon occurred a year ago and these babies are growing by several inches per year and doing well.…Carol

Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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