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Q: What are the primary reasons that lake sturgeon is endangered?
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When was Lake sturgeon created?

Lake sturgeon was created in 1817.


Are their sturgeon in lake Wawasee?

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What are lake sturgeon eggs used for?

Caviar


How many whiskers a lake sturgeon have?

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What is the difference between a muskellunge and a Lake Sturgeon?

Muskies (Esox masquinongy)and Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)are differentspeciesall together. A detailed comparison is not really required.


What is best place in Minnesota to find lake sturgeon?

The best places are Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Minnesota allows anglers to catch only one lake sturgeon per calendar year (you need both a Minnesota fishing license and a sturgeon tag to legally harvest a lake sturgeon). There are two seasons, April 24 - May 7 and July 1 to September 30.


What lives in a lake biome?

There are fish (sturgeon, pike and salmon)


Do sturgeon live in the sea or ocean?

sturgeon can live in a sea such as the Caspian sea(which is truly a lake) but also live in gulfs and streams


What is a Sturgeon?

Sturgeon are large freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae.The sturgeon is a prehistoric bottom-feeding fish that lives 100 years or longer. Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin has a self sustaining sturgeon population; it is a part of a huge lake and river system that sturgeon reproduce in.The various species in the northern hemisphere are prized because of their unlaid eggs, which are removed and made into the food delicacy called caviar.


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What was the biggest fish ever caught in lake superior?

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