300-year-old sturgeon are swimming around the Great Lakes

Teeming with sturgeon: view from above captures unique scene along the Maine coast

Atlantic sturgeon are protected in the Gulf of Maine and they typically swim alone, but a large group was spotted swimming together this week along the coast of southern Maine.

Think you're getting old? New study says Michigan sturgeon may live to 400

Some lake sturgeon swimming in the Great Lakes today may have been alive for centuries, according to new research that suggests scientists have significantly underestimated the fish’s lifespan.

300-year-old sturgeon are swimming around the Great Lakes

Some of these humble fish were alive during the Civil War. The post 300-year-old sturgeon are swimming around the Great Lakes appeared first on Popular Science.

Some fish swimming in the Great Lakes could be upward of 400 years old, new study finds

Michigan lake sturgeon were already known as “living dinosaurs” – but they may be a lot older than you might think, according to a new study from Michigan and Wisconsin officials and universities. Some of the spiny, whiskered females may live for as long as 427 years the groups found, following an analysis of populations in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Independent.