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Conservation, research and community collaboration aid in successful 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season

Tue, 2026-03-03 15:32

The 2026 sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan lasted all of 48 minutes before the annual quota – six – was reached. There were 653 anglers competing for them.

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2026 Black Lake sturgeon season results announced

Fri, 2026-02-20 12:49

Great Lakes Commission

This year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan ended at 8:48 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, after the harvest limit of six lake sturgeon had been reached in 48 […]

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Ice fisherman are heading onto Michigan’s lakes. The DNR says leave these fish alone

Fri, 2026-02-13 13:28

Great Lakes Commission

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding ice fishermen that there are only a few times and locations where it’s legal to catch lake sturgeon — and they should […]

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Sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake lasts only 48 minutes for 679 registered anglers

Mon, 2026-02-09 14:57

Great Lakes Commission

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Michigan’s Cheboygan County lasted only 48 minutes for 679 registered anglers — 31 minutes longer than last year. The harvest […]

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UToledo Ecologists Lend Research Support to Sturgeon Reintroduction Efforts

Mon, 2026-02-02 12:34

Great Lakes Commission

An incidental catch of a lake sturgeon is rare. But it’s less of an angler’s tall tale than it once was, thanks to a collaborative effort to bring this legendary […]

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Sturgeon may aid in Duluth Aquarium’s resurging popularity

Fri, 2025-12-19 12:33

Great Lakes Commission

The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is laying plans to work as a partner in an effort to restore lake sturgeon to the St. Louis River, a waterway that […]

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Grand Rapids Public Museum, John Ball Zoo among researchers awarded grant to research lake sturgeon

Wed, 2025-12-17 13:46

Great Lakes Commission

The Grand Rapids Public Museum and John Ball Zoo have been awarded a grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust to support sonar technology for the detection of adult sturgeon. […]

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1,000 lake sturgeon released into Cattaraugus Creek

Fri, 2025-11-07 13:02

Great Lakes Commission

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says 1,000 young lake sturgeon were released into Cattaraugus Creek this week as part of a long-term plan to reestablish the fish […]

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For the first time in its history, St. Croix Chippewa release sturgeon

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:27

Great Lakes Commission

For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish. The […]

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Hundreds of lake sturgeon to be released into Cuyahoga River

Wed, 2025-10-01 14:51

Great Lakes Commission

At Cleveland’s Sturgeon Fest, to be held on October 4, 1,500 lake sturgeon fingerlings will be released into the Cuyahoga River. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Western and Indigenous knowledge will help lake sturgeon, study shows

Wed, 2025-10-01 14:16

Great Lakes Commission

A recent collaborative study conducted by nine Indigenous entities and academic researchers was conducted to understand how climate change threatens the lake sturgeon and to develop adaptation strategies rooted in […]

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Riveredge Nature Center to release more lake sturgeon into Lake Michigan

Wed, 2025-09-24 13:38

Great Lakes Commission

The Riveredge Nature Center in Saukville, Wisconsin, has raised hundreds of lake sturgeon that will soon be released in Lake Michigan. In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, […]

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