big fish need healthy rivers
Learning from Lake Sturgeon is a co-created effort to learn more about river ecosystems through scientific research and First Nations perspectives. Lake sturgeon have a lot to teach us, and through our Youth Program, you may discover your future career path in environmental stewardship.
Learning from Lake Sturgeon is a co-created research effort between WCS Canada and Moose Cree First Nation Resource Protection to gather information for decision-making about lake sturgeon and the rivers they call home within the Moose Cree Homeland.
As we research together, the lake sturgeon reveal their story
Our team is discovering more and more about this amazing fish — like their travel habits! In areas without dams or obstructions, lake sturgeon travel long distances, sometimes as much as hundreds of kilometres. And with receivers in the river year-round, we've also learned what lake sturgeon are up to in deep winter, even under the ice.
Learn more about our youth programs
There are many ways to get involved with our research and youth programming, including opportunities and training for Moose Cree community members and youth, including fieldwork, employment, training, and events.
ARE YOU A STURGEON FISHER, oR DID YOU Find a tag?
If you are a sturgeon fisher in the Moose Cree homeland, you can help our study by bringing a tag reader with you on your next fishing trip! This tag reader will help you know whether a sturgeon you have caught is part of the study. And if you have found a tag, you can help our study by returning to tag to us.
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