sturgeon

Sturgeon made it through the dinosaur extinctions, all the way through Lake Erie being declared dead in the 1960s, to now. But they need our help. In this episode, we look at two restoration efforts to ensure lake sturgeon are here for future generations.

Lake sturgeon was designated as a threatened species in Michigan in 1994, prompting recovery efforts. Researchers from the Grand Rapids Public Museum and partner organizations have recently found the fish in the Grand River.

The progeny of lake sturgeon from Michigan will be released into the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland, Ohio.

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Dead lake sturgeon have been turning up along the shore of Lake Michigan. Seven sturgeon carcasses have been found since mid-July on beaches in the…

The U.S. and Canada are working to restore populations of a prehistoric fish in the Great Lakes that was nearly wiped out. We went out with a crew of…

One of the most ancient species in the Great Lakes is the sturgeon. The fish has been around since the time of the dinosaurs, and was once abundant in all…

The Center for Biological Diversity is petitioning the federal government to protect lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.The Center's Mark Finc…

This month, hundreds of spear fishers went to Black Lake in northern Michigan. They competed to catch just six lake sturgeon before the fishing season…

Michigan’s shortest hunting or fishing season begins, and likely ends, Saturday morning.Starting when the clock strikes 8am, more than 300 ice fishermen…