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RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER
Re-establishing a Breeding Population of Lake Sturgeon in
the Milwaukee River
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Milwaukee R.
L. Winnebago - Wolf R. System
Lake Michigan
Holey, M. E., E. A. Baker, T. F. Thuemler and R. F. Elliott. 2000. Research and assessment needs to restore lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes: Results of a workshop sponsored by the Great Lakes Fishery Trust.
Peshtigo
Oconto
Fox
Wolf
Menominee
Manistee
Muskegon
Black
St. Clair
Sturgeon
Bad
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Western basinLake Michigan
(Wisconsin)
Eastern basinLake Michigan(Michigan)
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Neighbor joining tree describing genetic affinities among all sampled lake sturgeon breeding populations in the upper Great Lakes. Populations cluster as a function of lake basin and within Lake Michigan by location within the basin.
McQuown, E., C. C. Krueger, H. L. Kincaid, G. A. E. Gall and B. May. 2003. Genetic comparison of lake sturgeon populations: differentiation based on allelic frequencies at seven microsatellite loci. J. Great Lakes Res. 29(1):3-13.
The Sturgeon Streamside Rearing Facility Arrives
Bamboo Bend
Lake Sturgeon Spawning in the Wolf River – Shiocton, WI
4/14/06
Genetic Sampling
Fertilization
days of operation 181days of operation w ith 1 visit 123days of operation w ith 2 visits 55days of operation w ith 3 visits 3srf visits 242
daily operation worker visits 425volunteer visits 255rnc staff visits 142w dnr staff visits 28
total daily operation worker hrs. 534.3volunteer daily operation hrs. 303.6rnc staff daily operation hrs. 170w dnr staff daily operation hrs. 60.5
mean visit duration (hrs.) 1.26mean # w orkers/srf visit 1.75w ork hrs. / visit 2.21mean volunteer visit duration (hrs.) 1.19mean rnc staff visit duration (hrs.) 1.20mean w dnr staff visit duration (hrs.) 2.16
Daily Operation Basic Statistics
Milwaukee River SRF - 2006
Daily Operation of the Milwaukee River SRF - 2006
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Average length and weight of Lake Sturgeon at the Milwaukee Streamside Rearing Facility
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Average length and weight of Lake Sturgeon at the Milwaukee Streamside Rearing Facility
Water Temperature - Milwaukee R. and Riveredge Cr.
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