STILL GROWIN'!

Our young charges are progressing very well!

They are growing about an inch a week and that is the best growth rate of any sturgeon rearing effort we know of...

Here's a picture from today:

By the time of their release in September, they should be of optimum size to thrive and mature  in their native environment.

(Watch this blog for information about our release ceremony and event coming in September!)

NEW PICTURE

The sturgeon kids continue to grow...

Remember, you can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon! 

gettin' bigger...

Here's a couple new pictures to give you an idea how the young sturgeon are progressing - gettin' bigger all the time!

Remember, you can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon! 

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

As the egg gathering and hunt for fry continues, we're seeing the first activity in the hatching and rearing facility trailer.

And today with the aid of a microscope we get a really good "up-close" look at some sturgeon eggs!

Remember, you can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon! 

SUCCESS - WE'RE UNDERWAY!

Well, some success anyway.

Our egg and fry gathering efforts continue. We have been finding some eggs that are now in place in the hatchery/rearing facility trailer.

A number of the eggs we've gathered so far are viable and, better yet, some are beginning to hatch!

We thought you might like a peek at what's going on at the moment...

(the photo on the right shows one of the fry still with its yolk sac)

 

Remember, you can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon! 

HEY - IT'S STURGEON MOTHER'S DAY TOO!

Yep,

We started celebrating Mother's Day a day early this year! Yesterday, May 10 the DNR folks were able to gather approximately 100 sturgeon eggs from the egg-mat "traps". After sorting, 60 of those are now in the live beaker at the New Richmond hatchery facility.

John Bauman of Fish & Wildlife service explains that of those, we can expect a fair number to hatch and grow. There is typically some mortality due to such normally occurring factors such as fungal infections, etc.

Our egg mats will be checked again tomorrow, May 12 and our other methods will also be utilized to continue to gather more eggs and live fry.

These are the first sign of spawn for this 2014 season however, many adult sturgeon have been caught, examined and re-released this year. From here on out water temperature and other factors will determine the amount of successful spawning that will take place this year.



Remember, you can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

NEWS STORY FROM WMUK RADIO

Here's a link to a great story that WMUK did about the project last Wednesday:

http://wmuk.org/post/restoring-ancient-great-lakes-fish.

You can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

A NEW WEEK AND SOME NEW FISH!

Today's efforts so far, have yielded 3 sturgeon, though only one of them is a female.

Here's a look at them in the holding pen for you.

You can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

WE MADE ANOTHER NEW ACQUAINTANCE TODAY

TODAY'S NETTING EFFORTS - APRIL 25, 2014

Today gave us an opportunity to meet another of our sturgeon friends, this handsome male...

You can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program, and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

three fish but we got four!

The DNR has gotten four nice fish and they are all in a pen in an undisclosed location. the pen was a bit too small for all...

You can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

SEASON OPENER!

And this season's efforts to gather sturgeon eggs and fry begin...
We'll have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a couple pictures:

The portable rearing unit trailer was recently set in place alongside the Kalamazoo River in New Richmond:

And here's one of the Sturgeon Moms we just met today:

You can always visit our web site at www.kazoosturgeon.org for details, more information about our habitat restoration program and to learn more about our prehistoric pal, the Lake Sturgeon!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW BLOG!

We've created this blog to keep everyone up to date on the news for the Kalamazoo River "Sturgeon For Tomorrow" project.

We invite you all to visit regularly or subscribe to this blog to make sure you receive the news. Please share this link with your friends too; we'd like everyone to be well informed!

Thanks for visiting - we'll have some interesting updates about this season's efforts coming to you soon!