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The lake sturgeon uses its elongated, spade-like snout to stir up the substrate and sediments on the beds of rivers and lakes to feed. Four sensory organs hang near its mouth to help the sturgeon locate bottom-dwelling prey. Lake sturgeons can grow to a large size for freshwater fish, topping 7.25 ft (2.2 m) long and 240 lb (108 kg). [8]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Weight Length in inches Date Location County ... Sturgeon, Lake 170 lbs. 10 oz. 79.0 09/22/1979
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
Another possibility is that it could be a sturgeon, which are a common fish in Manitoba and can live for more than 150 years. [2] Lake sturgeon never stop growing and are the largest freshwater fish in Manitoba. The average size is about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) , and they can grow up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) and weigh over 140 kilograms (310 lb). [6]
A public information meeting on the future of sturgeon spearing will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Stockbridge High School Gym, 110 School St., Stockbridge, with local ...
The population of lake sturgeon in the Winnebago System (lakes Winnebago, Butte des Morts, Poygan and Winneconne and the Fox and Wolf rivers) numbers about 35,000 adult fish and is among the ...
Sturgeon not only provide a traditional food source, but also supported a commercial fishery for over 110 years. Over-harvesting and habitat changes (resulting from municipal and industrial water use, irrigation and hydroelectric development) have caused a drastic reduction in the sturgeon population in the lower Saskatchewan River during the ...
Nov. 11—KETTLE FALLS, Wash. — Standing at one end of a folding table, Derick Largin handled a small white sturgeon carefully, checking its back for a tag. Then he measured it, from snout to tail.