Giant Florida Jumping Fish (VIDEO)

Once again Florida citizens are being warned to look out for jumping fish!

The fish known as the gulf sturgeon migrates through Florida every year, and causes trouble by jumping around people's boats and often hitting people while flying through the air. They can be pretty hefty fish, and could possibly cause injury.

Anyone who is on a boat (I'm on a boat!) in the Suwanee River has beened warned again for this season to cut down on their speed a bit, and watch out for the Florida's giant jumping fish. You can see a similar sort of jumping fish in the video below. If you are a boater or fisherman out in Florida, watch out an be safe, and if you see one of the gulf sturgeon please get them on video! We need more good footage of this stuff.

Giant Florida Jumping Fish
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds boaters to slow down and be aware these fish are jumping. Three people were injured in accidental collisions with jumping sturgeon during 2008. "Just one person getting hurt is too many," said Maj. Lee Beach, regional law enforcement commander for the FWC's North Central Region, based in Lake City. "We want people to be aware the sturgeon are returning, and the risk of injury to boaters does exist..."

Giant Florida Jumping Fish