In contrast to some other parts of the province, the Moose River Basin has some abundant populations of lake sturgeon. Given increasing harvest demands and waterpower and associated river developments, lake sturgeon face an uncertain future. Future efforts to restore lake sturgeon habitat may lead to the growth of some local populations in the basin’s large regulated rivers. It should not be expected that lake sturgeon will return to historical levels in these waters. Since sturgeon are slow growing and slow to reach maturity and reproduce, it could take 100 years or more to noticeably improve sturgeon populations.
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