Streamside hatcheries are now the lead method for lake sturgeon restoration in the Great Lakes, with 14 facilities operating ...

Construction of a fish passage at Estabrook Falls is a critical next step in the lake sturgeon restoration effort on the ...

Lake sturgeon restoration efforts on Michigan’s Big Manistee River near Tippy Dam are a success, but tensions rise with salmon anglers as larger numbers of sturgeon return to spawn.

Capable of growing up to 8 feet long and weighing 300 pounds, lake sturgeon once thrived in the Missouri River before being driven to the brink of extinction by overfishing and habitat loss in the ...

As spring arrives, anglers fishing in our rivers may unexpectedly find themselves with a lake sturgeon on the line. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that special ...

It's undergoing a slow, but sure, comeback. "Lake sturgeon were declared endangered in the state of Missouri in the 1970s, and in the 80s, the Missouri Department of Conservation started a ...