Lake sturgeon are making a comeback in the Great Lakes 🐟 UToledo researchers are key partners in efforts to restore this iconic, endangered species to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie. New tracking data shows promising early success. Learn more: https://www.utoledo.edu/spotlight/sturgeon/ | The University of Toledo
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Lake sturgeon migrate to their spawning habitat mid-May through June. They spawn in riffles, shallow sections of rivers with fast, tumbling water. The river current washes the gravel stream bottom free of silt and provides oxygen for the eggs. In order to naturally reproduce, sturgeon need a way to reach these quality spawning areas. In 1999, the Minnesota DNR began reconnecting rivers by removing dams and replacing them with natural “rock arch rapids.” Dam modifications create and provide acces
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Eight years ago, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources along with its partners started stocking lake sturgeon into the upper Minnesota River watershed, reintroducing the species after its disappearance in the mid 1900s. Check out how they've grown 👇 Each year, our fisheries biologists use specialized large-mesh gill nets to capture lake sturgeon and evaluate the success of the reintroduction program. Since 2014, we have stocked around 4,000 lake sturgeon fingerlings annually. After measurin
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Ohio adds three rivers to lake sturgeon restoration project
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Check out this work to burgeon the sturgeon in the Red River Basin! 🐟 The DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation recently completed a lake sturgeon egg take operation along the Rainy River to support recovery efforts in the Red River Basin in Minnesota. The egg take operation is key to the restoration success of this dinosaur-like fish, which grows slowly and can live to be more than 150 years old. The Minnesota state record sturgeon was six-and-a-half feet
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