Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish

Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish
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New research suggests lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live more than 200 years, with some potentially reaching 300 to 400 years, while their populations have declined to about […]
New research suggests lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live more than 200 years, with some potentially reaching 300 to 400 years, while their populations have declined to about […]
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Could lake sturgeon live 400 years? Local project aims to protect ancient fish

Lake sturgeon released into Saginaw River system in hopes of restoring population

Lake sturgeon released into Saginaw River system in hopes of restoring population
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Nearly 100 young lake sturgeon were released into the Tittabawassee River Saturday, in efforts to restore the species’ population. Three similar releases were held later in the day on the […]
Nearly 100 young lake sturgeon were released into the Tittabawassee River Saturday, in efforts to restore the species’ population. Three similar releases were held later in the day on the […]
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Michigan researchers make breakthrough that could advance lake sturgeon conservation efforts

Michigan researchers make breakthrough that could advance lake sturgeon conservation efforts
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Michigan researchers have refined genetic testing that can more reliably determine the sex of lake sturgeon, particularly in young fish and outside the spawning season. The breakthrough could aid conservation […]
Michigan researchers have refined genetic testing that can more reliably determine the sex of lake sturgeon, particularly in young fish and outside the spawning season. The breakthrough could aid conservation […]
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Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon

Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon
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Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw […]
Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw […]
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Hikers’ tip to Michigan DNR hotline leads to rescue of 27 stranded sturgeon

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam
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Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
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Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration

Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration
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The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is expanding its lake sturgeon restoration efforts into a new building and exhibit set to open in fall 2027. Read the full story […]
The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is expanding its lake sturgeon restoration efforts into a new building and exhibit set to open in fall 2027. Read the full story […]
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Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration

Gun Lake Tribe to release 21 lake sturgeon into Kalamazoo River during celebration

Gun Lake Tribe to release 21 lake sturgeon into Kalamazoo River during celebration
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The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake Tribe) will be releasing 21 lake sturgeon into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan on September 1. The release will take place during the […]
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (Gun Lake Tribe) will be releasing 21 lake sturgeon into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan on September 1. The release will take place during the […]
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2 lake sturgeon saved from shallow water in U.P.

2 lake sturgeon saved from shallow water in U.P.
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Two lake sturgeon were rescued last weekend in Baraga County, Michigan, by state officials after getting stranded in an isolated spot away from the Ontonagon River that was dried by […]
Two lake sturgeon were rescued last weekend in Baraga County, Michigan, by state officials after getting stranded in an isolated spot away from the Ontonagon River that was dried by […]
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2 lake sturgeon saved from shallow water in U.P.

Near 6-foot lake sturgeon found dead in Muskegon County road, DNR says

Near 6-foot lake sturgeon found dead in Muskegon County road, DNR says
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for tips to find the person who they say left a dead lake sturgeon on a road in Whitehall, Michigan. Damage to […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for tips to find the person who they say left a dead lake sturgeon on a road in Whitehall, Michigan. Damage to […]
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Near 6-foot lake sturgeon found dead in Muskegon County road, DNR says

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certifies nine new state record fish

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certifies nine new state record fish
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified nine new state-record fish this spring, including records for species such as lake trout, lake sturgeon, bluegill, black crappie, and bigmouth buffalo. Seven […]
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified nine new state-record fish this spring, including records for species such as lake trout, lake sturgeon, bluegill, black crappie, and bigmouth buffalo. Seven […]
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certifies nine new state record fish

Michigan’s ancient lake sturgeon are showing signs of a comeback

Michigan’s ancient lake sturgeon are showing signs of a comeback
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A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began raising and releasing lake sturgeon into Michigan rivers, researchers are now documenting the first clear signs the restoration strategy is working. […]
A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began raising and releasing lake sturgeon into Michigan rivers, researchers are now documenting the first clear signs the restoration strategy is working. […]
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Michigan’s ancient lake sturgeon are showing signs of a comeback

For the first time in a century, lake sturgeon spotted in Ozaukee County

For the first time in a century, lake sturgeon spotted in Ozaukee County
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In Wisconsin, the lake sturgeon detected in Ozaukee County — 20 river miles upstream of Lake Michigan — is part of a wider effort to restore sturgeon to the Milwaukee […]
In Wisconsin, the lake sturgeon detected in Ozaukee County — 20 river miles upstream of Lake Michigan — is part of a wider effort to restore sturgeon to the Milwaukee […]
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For the first time in a century, lake sturgeon spotted in Ozaukee County
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