“I let the canoe drift with the current, trailing my paddle in the mocha-colored water.”

“Also, being closely related to sturgeons, American paddlefish produce highly coveted roe, or caviar.”

“The tail fin of most ray-finned fish, with the exception of sturgeons and paddlefish, is homocercal, nearly symmetrical about the midline.”

“American paddlefish are mainly freshwater fish but can survive in brackish water.”

“The entire loop can be covered by the average paddler in six to eight days, but allow a few extra days for possibly being windbound.”

“Running into a sweeper will push a canoe over or could push and hold the paddler below the surface of the water.”

“It was hard to tell which eagle-eyed member of the crew spotted the stranded paddler waving at us from a rocky promontory.”

“Within the Chondrostei, only sturgeons, bichirs and paddlefishes survive today, and many are threatened.”

“Caught primarily for their unfertilized eggs, which are processed to yield caviar, sturgeons and paddlefishes are particularly vulnerable to overfishing.”

“To the drum of a coxswain, international member paddlers of the Shanghai Shang Long Dragon Boat Team press forward on Dianshan Lake.”

“There are also exciting tide rips in many parts of the Bay where paddlers can play and surf in the waves.”

“Each team comprises 18 paddlers, one drummer, one steersman and one flag-catcher.”