Michigan sturgeon releases: from rivers to Great Lakes?
Associated Press
September 5, 2018
About 200 people watch one of the release events.
Sturgeon
‘We encourage people to come to Sturgeon Fest and experience releasing a sturgeon’
Wisconsin DNR Reports
September 28, 2017
Annual Sturgeon Fest, at Lakeshore State Park in downtown Milwaukee on Sept. 30, continues effort to restore lake sturgeon to Lake Michigan.
Black River sturgeon hatchery on display
Michigan DNR
August 8, 2017
The Michigan DNR, Michigan State University, Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership and Sturgeon For Tomorrow will host sturgeon hatchery tours at the Black River facility northwest of Onaway Saturday, Aug. 19. Tours will run from 10:30 a.m.
Sturgeon spawn bringing out big fish in northeastern Wisconsin
Associated Press
April 19, 2017
Crews reportedly netted and tagged about 200 fish Monday, including one as large as 78 inches in Shiocton.
Lake of the Woods/Rainy River sturgeon population just keeps getting better
Joe Albert
April 13, 2017
A big part of the restoration has been regulations designed specifically to protect the slow-growing fish.
Sturgeon spearing season fizzles out at end but exceeds 2016
Associated Press
February 28, 2017
The season as a whole was fairly successful, with spearers harvesting 847 sturgeon this year, exceeding the 703 sturgeon taken last year.
Sturgeon spearing helps improve fishery in Fond du Lac
Associated Press
February 14, 2017
Advocacy group, as of this year, will have donated $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources for sturgeon research, management and education.
Hugely popular Wisconsin sturgeon-spearing season set to open
Wisconsin DNR Reports
February 7, 2017
Interest in sturgeon spearing continues to be strong with 12,962 licenses sold for the 2017 season, including 12,479 for Lake Winnebago and 483 for the Upriver Lakes.
Limestone dumped into Detroit River for sturgeon habitat
Associated Press
February 1, 2017
Experts say reefs are attracting egg-laying females, but because sturgeon mature slowly, it could take decades to determine whether efforts are boosting population.
