Lake sturgeon at Edenton National Fish Hatchery

Lake sturgeon on gravel bed at Edenton National Fish Hatchery Aquarium
Photo By/Credit
Sonia L. Mumford DVM/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/03/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This Lake Sturgeon was raised at Edenton National Fish Hatchery as part of a multi-agency effort to restore lake sturgeon to the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. This fish will be released in the French Broad River, NC.
Facility
Edenton National Fish Hatchery
Species
Acipenser fulvescens
Subject tags
Aquaculture
Aquatic animals
Fish hatcheries
Fishes
Freshwater fish
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