Sturgeon spawn collection

A group of biologists carefully handle a lake sturgeon that is ready to spawn.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/06/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Conservation partners carefully expel milt and eggs from spawn-ready lake sturgeon so that tens of thousands of young fish can be reared in fish hatcheries during their most vulnerable life stage.
Species
Acipenser fulvescens
Subject tags
Biologists (USFWS)
Fish hatcheries