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relationships drawn between pallid sturgeon movements and spawning activities, shovelnose <br />sturgeon which are physiologically ready to spawn have exhibited spawning migrations <br />(DeLonay et al. 2007b; DeLonay et al. 2007c; Wildhaber and Bryan 2006; Wildhaber et al. <br />2007). References which discuss movements and migrations by pallid sturgeon are listed in <br />Table 7. <br />Movements of pallid sturgeon into and out of the lower Platte River have observed. <br />Between 2001 and 2004 pallid sturgeon in the Platte River appeared in sampling gears as early as <br />2 April and the latest date on which one was caught was 25 September. From this group, <br />individuals implanted with radios all exited the Platte River by 9 June (Peters and Parham 2008; <br />Swigle 2003). A pallid sturgeon captured on 3 May 2001 in the Platte River contained visible <br />eggs and moved out of the river at the same time as Scaphirhynchus spp. larvae were collected. <br />On 23 May 2002 a pallid sturgeon, which was apparently spent, was captured and it also moved <br />downstream at the same time as other Scaphirhynchus spp. larvae were collected(Peters and <br />Parham 2008). <br />Of 25 hatchery-reared pallid sturgeon juveniles (age 6 and 7) implanted and released in <br />the Platte River during Aprils of 1998 and 1999, six individuals either remained in the Platte <br />throughout the year or returned to the Platte from the Missouri River the spring following their <br />release (Snook 2001). <br />Swimming ability: <br />Pallid sturgeon are known to use habitats associated with swift currents (Bramblett 1996; <br />Bramblett and White 2001; Hurley 1998; Hurley et al. 2004b; Snook 2001; Snook et al. 2002). In <br />addition, laboratory studies have confirmed their ability to use relatively swift current conditions