When Sturgeon Attack!

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http://www.sptimes.com/2006/08/26/State/Fear_the_fish.shtml

Scientists are unsure why the fish jump. Some theorize it's a way to deal with parasites or to communicate. "Nobody really knows," Hamlin said.

The highest concentration of injuries this year has been on the Suwannee north of Fanning Springs, near the Gilchrist and Levy county line. The Suwannee is believed to have the biggest sturgeon population, with more than 3,000.

Everyone along the historic river seems to have an eye-popping, holy cow story about leaping sturgeon.

"I had one jump out of the water and bend the front of my pontoon," said Gary Fields, 50, as he stood this week outside Gail's Cafe near Fanning Springs under a dripping air conditioner...