Little fish, big deal—Record haul of baby sturgeons offers hope for the future

Just a few centimeters long, slimy and covered in razor-sharp spines, baby sturgeons look like creatures from one of the Alien movies. But for the people who pull them from the river, these diminutive ugly ducklings of the fish world are a beautiful sight. A record haul of baby sturgeons offers hope for the future of these endangered fish.