Distribution of Lake Sturgeon in New York: 11 Years of Restoration Management

• Published in: The American midland naturalist Vol. 165; no. 2; pp. 364 - 371
• Main Authors: Chalupnicki, Marc A, Dittman, Dawn E, Carlson, Douglas M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Notre Dame, P.O. Box 369, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369 American Midland Naturalist 01.04.2011; University of Notre Dame; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences
• Subjects: Acipenser; Acipenser fulvescens; Commercial fishing; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental conservation; Fisheries; Fishes; Freshwater; Freshwater fishes; Geographic information systems; Habitat conservation; Lakes; Observational research; Population growth; Protection and preservation; River water; Rivers; Sturgeon; Water quality; Watersheds; Wildlife conservation; New York; North America, Erie L; ANW, USA, New York; USA, Ontario L

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) are native within the Lake Ontario drainage basin and listed as threatened by New York State. In 1995 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) initiated restoration management of lake sturgeon. This management included both protection...