Adult Lake Sturgeon Fish Passage and Spawning Location Evaluation Using Passive PIT Tag Antennas

Grant Recipient: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Amount: $70,000
Year: 2022
Watershed: Milwaukee River
Focus Area: Stream Restoration

Our funding would support the installation of a third PIT Tag Antenna station near the Kletzsch Dam on the Milwaukee River. Sturgeon released through the Return the Sturgeon project at the Riveredge Nature Center have been PIT tagged since 2006. As these fish begin to return to the Milwaukee River, a PIT antenna can track the sturgeon population and movements.