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Federal agency to consider endangered species designation for sturgeon
Populations of the ancient fish, including in the St. Croix River, will undergo rigorous status review.
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Famous fish: St. Croix sturgeon crowned as new champion, receives national attention
Headline-grabbing behemoth caught through the river ice has been certified as the largest in Minnesota history.
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Night of the Sturgeon
A first-person report from fishing the St. Croix for the legendary behemoths.
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Creature Feature: Blue suckers can warn us when something is wrong with the river
Seldom seen bottom-feeders only live where the water is deep and clean, like the St. Croix, and can alert scientists to pollution.
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St. Croix Creature Feature: Eels migrate between the St. Croix River and Atlantic Ocean
The strange and seldom seen fish grow up in the lower St. Croix, then make an incredible journey back to the Sargasso Sea to breed.
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Photos: Hauling in fishing nets on the St. Croix River
Commercial fishermen catch carp and more in the cold waters at Point Douglas.
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Minnesota State Fair aquarium features St. Croix fish
Renovated fish tanks highlight the diversity of habitat and fish species in the river.
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Living dinosaurs
The Lake Sturgeon in the St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers are an ancient, unique and delicate fish species.
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Riverway Speaker Series Begins With Program About Sturgeon Research
The January 19 presentation will feature a Wisconsin DNR scientist presenting research on the Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers about the ancient fish.
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Fish sampling: revealing the secrets below the St. Croix’s surface
Our correspondent recently spent a day learning exactly what swims in the St. Croix.