BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — State environmental officials are working with NOAA Fisheries to assess a dead, 5-foot sturgeon found aboard a sailboat moored off the Herreshoff Marine Museum.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said personnel did not observe any obvious signs of trauma when collecting the fish.
“Over the next few days DEM will work with NOAA to conduct their assessment and will share their findings once complete,” the agency said in a statement…