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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: The hardest lake sturgeon dive in the Great Lakes
-The largest lake sturgeon spawning site in the Great Lakes is difficult for even the most skilled of divers to reach, let alone film.
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How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?
-The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has revolutionized how lake sturgeon are raised.
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I Speak for the Fish: Sturgeon vs salmon prioritizing native Great Lakes species
-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.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMeet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
-Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.
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AuthorsBrian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonLake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up
-Lake sturgeon were once incredibly abundant in the Great Lakes, but the Great Lakes population is estimated to be less than 1% of its historical numbers.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLake ErieLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon
-Sturgeon for Tomorrow and a team of U.S. and Canadian fishery biologists have been working together to help reintroduce lake sturgeon in Great Lakes tributaries where they once thrived.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSturgeon Restoration: Drawing in the public with a festival
-To encourage stewardship of lake sturgeon, in particular some hidden spawning grounds for the fish, a group of people organized the Blue Water Sturgeon Festival, with art, food, touch tanks and more.
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