A Fish Story
The Return of the Sturgeon
Innovative, decades-long effort brings extirpated species back to the Milwaukee River. Second in a series.
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July 2021 installation of a PIT tag antennas in the Milwaukee River near the Riverside Urban Ecology Center. This array and those at Kletzsch fishway, Mequon-Thiensville fish passage, and others around Lake Michigan help managers track how sturgeon and other species move as they mature
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July 2021 installation of a PIT tag antennas in the Milwaukee River near the Riverside Urban Ecology Center. This array and those at Kletzsch fishway, Mequon-Thiensville fish passage, and others around Lake Michigan help managers track how sturgeon and other species move as they mature. Photo courtesy Aaron Schiller from his 'Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation | Milwaukee River, WI' 2023 presentation.
