The ancient fish has survived unchanged for almost 200 million years, but is now at the brink of extinction from overharvesting and rapid habitat change. Among the largest, longest-living fish in ...

One of 17 sturgeon species belonging to the Acipenser ... but they have been extirpated from most regions due to habitat loss and overfishing. Most experts believe very few migratory sturgeons ...

A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed ...

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) are a unique and ancient species of fish that have faced significant population declines due to human activities such as habitat destruction, pollution ...

So, what would cause a country to ban a fish? Click here to find out why the beluga sturgeon is banned in the U.S.

Dams and hydroelectric facilities continue to harm lake sturgeon by blocking access to spawning habitat, fragmenting sturgeon populations and altering stream flows. Other threats to sturgeon include ...

Overfishing, poaching, habitat loss, pollution, loss of access to spawning grounds, and depressed reproduction rates are just some of the threats the beluga sturgeon faces. Although international ...

The program enlists volunteers to look for and report illegal activity, including harassment and taking of sturgeon as the fish are attempting to spawn. Exploitation, lack of spawning habitat ...