Due to their poor eyesight, sturgeon use their barbels (whisker-like feelers) to locate prey. Habitat: Adult white sturgeon live in deep, fast waters and spend the majority of their time on the bottom of large rivers or lakes. After spawning, the parent fish are released unharmed back where they had been caught. Each spring, mature fish are caught and live-spawned, with the eggs fertilized from each female. The Society operates conservation hatchery programs to preserve populations, and bolster the numbers of juveniles.

Origin: The white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus) is the largest and longest-lived freshwater fish in B.C.