Montana Fishery Project
Spawning of Pallid Sturgeon and Shovelnose Sturgeon in an Artificial Stream
May 2011 - July 2014
Personnel
- Christopher Guy, Co-Principal Investigator
- Kevin Kappenman, Co-Principal Investigator
- Michael Stein, Student / Post Doc
- Luke Holmquist, Staff
Participating Agencies
- FWS SSP
This project has two objectives: 1) describe the behavioral characteristics of pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon during spawning, and 2) determine the influence of flow, temperature, and substrate on pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon spawning behavior and success. The results from this project will be useful in determining the duration of spawning and how natural resource agencies can manage regulated rivers to benefit sturgeon recruitment.