Nov 19, 2024 · Atlantic sturgeon live in rivers and coastal waters from Maine to Florida. Hatched in freshwater rivers, Atlantic sturgeon head to sea as juveniles and return to their birthplace to spawn, or lay eggs, as adults. Learn more about Atlantic sturgeon.

Have you ever seen a large, dinosaur-like fish leaping out of the water in Maine’s coastal rivers? If you have, then you have probably seen a sturgeon. Maine is home to two species of sturgeon: the Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon.

Jun 24, 2023 · Hundreds of Atlantic sturgeon have turned up in a stream in downtown Gardiner, giving local residents a rare, close-up glimpse of the massive fish. Reports began circulating on Thursday that Atlantic sturgeon — a prehistoric-looking fish that can grow to 10 feet in length — were gathering in Cobbossee Stream in downtown Gardiner.

Similar Gulf of Maine species: shortnose sturgeon. Remarks: Atlantic sturgeon are primitive looking fish that are best known for the caviar (fish eggs) they produce. Being anadromous in nature, they return to their natal rivers to spawn.

Maine’s Best Bars for Watching Sturgeon Jump Pull up a chair, order a drink, and wait for a glimpse of the pre-historic fish. A sturgeon leaps from the Androscoggin, in front of Topsham's Sea Dog Brewing Company.

Atlantic sturgeon: The largest sea-run fish in eastern North America. Atlantic sturgeon may reach 800 pounds, 12 feet long and live for 50 years or more. They spawn in the Kennebec River in late June and July at age 15 or older. Adults live along the continental shelf at depths of over 600 feet.

Populations of Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon currently inhabit the Kennebec complex in Maine, which encompasses the Kennebec River, Androscoggin River, Sheepscot River, Sasanoa River, Back River, Hockomock Bay, Montsweag Bay, and Knubble Bay (Figure 1).

The coastwide Atlantic sturgeon population is made up of five distinct population segments (DPSs): (1) Gulf of Maine (GOM), (2) New York Bight, (3) Chesapeake Bay, (4) Carolina, and (5) South Atlantic. In Maine, the best places to see sturgeon are in the Androscoggin, Kennebec, and Penobscot rivers.

Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) a living fossil predating the dinosaur, can be found in several Maine rivers. They are a primitive fish with rows of bony, armor-like plates on their sides and a skeleton of cartilage rather than bones.

Dec 1, 2022 · There are two species of sturgeon that live in Maine: The Atlantic sturgeon and the shortnose sturgeon. Atlantic sturgeon are larger, sometimes reaching a weight of 800 pounds and measuring...