They not only documented the recovery of nine sturgeon species and subspecies but also provided a comprehensive look at the history of the ancient fish’s decline from pollution, dams and overfishing.

The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

One of 17 sturgeon species belonging to the Acipenser ... and this relic of the dinosaur era is sometimes dubbed a "living fossil.” Chinese sturgeons can grow to enormous proportions, with ...

After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, about 70 million years ago, sturgeons have remained essentially unchanged — large, impressive fish that can live to be 100. But the longevity of the sturgeon in the ...

On a spring day 66 million years ago, paddlefish and sturgeon swam in a river that meandered through a flourishing landscape populated by mighty dinosaurs and small mammals at North Dakota’s ...

200 million years old, older than dinosaurs,”says Dwayne Shaw, Executive Director of the Downeast Salmon Federation. Both the Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon are native to Maine. But for years ...

More than a century has passed since the St. Louis River teemed with lake sturgeon, the largest of all Great Lakes fish and ...

A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed elsewhere.

HELPING TO PROMOTE CONCUSSION AWARENESS. AND TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF STURGEON SPEARING SEASON. THE HUNT IS CENTERED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO AND SEVERAL OTHER UPRIVER LAKES. THE DNR SAYS FISHERS ...