Lake sturgeon spawning returns at Melvin Price site at Illinois/Missouri border

Lake sturgeon spawning near the Melvin Price Lock and Dam near Alton, Ill., is under way for the fourth straight year, earning a round of applause from fisheries biologists and wildlife officials in both Illinois and Missouri.
The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed that the fish mating process was witnessed at the Maple Island Access near Melvin Price, just across the river from the Illinois side, on April 21.

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