A/OFRC Fisheries Intern Sarah A. Couchie of Nipissing First Nation holds a lake sturgeon from Smoothrock Lake
A lake sturgeon assessment was conducted on Smoothrock Lake located in Wabakimi Provincial Park. Elders from Namaygoosisagagun First Nation portage into Smoothrock Lake every spring, to catch lake sturgeon for the community. Since this lake is remote, it has not had the development of dams and the creation of commercial fisheries. Consequently, the lake sturgeon population has been only minimally affected and provides an interesting comparison with other more negatively affected populations. The purpose of this study was to obtain biological information from spawning lake sturgeon and an indication of abundance. This is the third consecutive year that lake sturgeon have been assessed in Smoothrock Lake.
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