Juvenile lake sturgeon at Edenton NFH

Young Lake Sturgeon with gravel background
Photo By/Credit
Sonia L. Mumford DVM/USFWS
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This juvenile lake sturgeon was raised at Edenton NFH. Edenton NFH releases thousands of lake sturgeon into the French Broad River, NC. In cooperation with NC Wildlife Resources, Edenton NFH hopes to restore lake sturgeon to North Carolina. This effort is part of a larger, multi-state, multi-agency effort to restore lake sturgeon in the Tennessee River and its tributaries.
Facility
Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Ecosystem
Lake
Species
Acipenser fulvescens
Subject tags
Aquaculture
Aquatic animals
Fish hatcheries
Fishes