It has been nearly a year since the inaugural Sturgeon Fest, where state, local and federal agencies worked with the community to begin the reintroduction of one of Lake Erie’s most iconic native species. But how are the little babies doing?
Before the juvenile lake sturgeon, or fingerlings, were released into the Cuyahoga River last September, many of them received tiny acoustic transmitter implants that communicate with receivers throughout the lake to track their movements. Early data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows that many of the young fish are sticking close to Cleveland harbor.
“They are making themselves at home,” said Eric Weimer, Fisheries Biology supervisor at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources…