Management Efforts
Together with numerous partners, we use streamside rearing to increase Michigan's lake sturgeon population. Streamside rearing allows young sturgeon to "imprint" to the river water, increasing the chances they return to the target river as mature adults.
Five streamside rearing facilities operated by the DNR include:
- Black River (Cheboygan County)
- Cedar River (Menominee County)
- Kalamazoo River (Van Buren County)
- Ontonagon River (Ontonagon County)
- Whitefish River (Delta County)
One streamside rearing facility operated by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians:
- Manistee River (Manistee County)
Two streamside rearing facilities operated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources include:
- Kewaunee River
- Milwaukee River
Looking for information on fishing for lake sturgeon in Michigan? That's on our Things To Do section!
Need to register a lake sturgeon you harvested? You can do so in our Harvest Reporting System.
Rehabilitation Strategy
We have developed a lake sturgeon rehabilitation strategy that outlines management goals, objectives and actions that can be taken to help recover this important species.
- Using streamside rearing to put more lake sturgeon in Michigan water
- Executive Summary
- Michigan's Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation Strategy
