OREGON, Ohio (WFFT) — Lake Sturgeon are making a comeback in the Maumee River, thanks to a 20-year reintroduction program launched in 2018. This initiative aims to restore a self-sustaining population of 1,500 sturgeon in the river.
The Maumee River watershed is the largest river basin in the Great Lakes system.
According to a study published in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management, the first-year survival rates of reintroduced Lake Sturgeon have been promising…