Sturgeon are ancient fish that have been around for 201 million years, giving them the title of “modern fossils” quite easily ...

Metro; Ancient Sturgeon fish species endangered, but coming back in Great Lakes region. Updated: ; Mar. 18, 2010, 10:01 p.m. | Published: ; Mar. 18, 2010, 9:01 p.m.

Fish and Wildlife technician Taylor Booth, left, and biologist Chet MacKenzie measure a male sturgeon caught in the Winooski River. (John Dillon/VPR) An ancient fish still swims in Lake Champlain.

Sturgeon are among the oldest fish on Earth, yet many present-day sturgeon species are at threat of extinction, with 17 of 27 species listed as “critically endangered.” Sporting an armor of ...

An endangered pallid sturgeon swims in an aquarium at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, South Dakota. Some say recovery efforts for the pallids and other animals on the Missouri ...

For millennia, the Hudson River and its estuary teemed with Atlantic sturgeon, giant fish of an almost unfathomable evolutionary age. These anadromous fish — a term for fish that spend their … ...

Sturgeon experts say it’s that cultural passion and appreciation for the fish that keeps the population strong — estimated near 35,000 — in a way unlike anywhere else in the world.

Pallid Sturgeon: Ancient Fish, Modern Problem. ... but infrastructure built 70 years ago for flood control and river navigation are endangering the survival of this ancient fish. ...

A Huge, Ancient Lake Sturgeon Has Been Lurking In The Detroit River Imagine catching a really big fish — 7 feet long and weighing 240 pounds and estimated to be 100 years old. Oh, and you caught ...

Scientists eavesdrop on an ancient river giant: the lake sturgeon Lake sturgeon used to be common in rivers and lakes from Minnesota to Louisiana. Now the species is near extinction.

International trade in sturgeon was banned in 2001, and in 2006 Romania outlawed sturgeon fishing, followed by Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova and lately Bulgaria. "We stopped the clock," says Suciu.

Some of the largest fish in Minnesota are lurking in the east metro, and this year, the small but devout cast of anglers who seek them will have more chances than ever before to hook into one.