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The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of the metro area. Its primary partners are Riveredge, the Wisconsin ...
The Wolf River in Langlade County. The Wolf River is a 225 mi (362 km) long [1] tributary of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The river is one of the two National Scenic Rivers in Wisconsin, along with the St. Croix River. The scenic portion is 24 miles (39 km) long.
Lake sturgeon congregate in the shallows of the Wolf River on April 14 near Shiocton. The fish are gathering in the area to spawn. Wisconsin has among the highest populations of lake sturgeon
The largest sturgeon on record was a beluga female captured in the Volga Delta in 1827, measuring 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) long and weighing 1,571 kg (3,463 lb). Most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders, migrating upstream to spawn but spending most of their lives feeding in river deltas and estuaries.
Shortnose sturgeon spawn in moving freshwater water, over rubble or gravel bottoms. Time of spawning varies by latitude and is likely based on water temperatures in the range from 6.5–15 °C (43.7–59.0 °F); this may be as early as January in South Carolina or as late as May in Canada.
And these aren't your average fish. Lake sturgeon can weigh up to 200 pounds and live to be 100 years old. They're listed as a threatened species in Michigan and sport fishing is closely regulated
Little River (Horry County, South Carolina) Little River (Jacob Fork) Little River (Neuse River tributary) Little River (North Carolina-Virginia) Little River (Pee Dee River tributary) Little River (Roanoke River tributary) Little Tennessee River; Little Uwharrie River; Lockwood Folly River; Lower Little River; Lumber River; Lynch Creek ...
Areas such as Lake of the Woods and Rainy River saw sturgeon numbers grow to about 92,000 in 2014, nearly six times the estimate from the late 1980s, Klobuchar wrote last week in a letter to FWS ...