WFAE reported – It’s been nearly 70 years since a species of fish called the Lake Sturgeon has been found in North Carolina waters. Experts say it’s a fish with a long history. “The lake sturgeon is a very ancient breed of fish,” says Stephen Jackson, a hatchery manager with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in eastern North Carolina. “They were around during the dinosaurs and actually predate many of the dinosaurs that we’re very familiar with.”
The Lake Sturgeon is now poised for a comeback in North Carolina. It’s home will be the French Broad River in the western part of the state, where wildlife officials on Monday are making the second of two releases over the past week. The project is placing a total of 7,200 young Lake Sturgeon, about 7 inches long, into the river north of Asheville. The release is part of a broader effort to restore the species in several states.
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