Marc A. Chalupnicki James H. Johnson James Snyder Dawn E. Dittman 2015 <p>One of the depleted endemic fish species of the Great Lakes, <i>Acipenser fulvescens</i> (Lake Sturgeon), has been the target of extensive conservation efforts. One strategy is reintroduction into historically productive waters. The St. Regis River, NY, represents one such adaptive-management effort, with shared management between New York and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Between 1998 and 2004, a total of 4977 young-of-year Lake Sturgeon were released. Adaptive management requires intermediate progress metrics. During 2004 and 2005, we measured growth, habitat use, and survivorship metrics of the released fish. We captured a total of 95 individuals of all stocked ages. Year-class minimal-survival rates ranged from 0.19&ndash;2.1%. The size-at-age and length/biomass relationships were comparable to those reported for juveniles in other Great Lakes waters. These intermediate assessment metrics can provide feedback to resource managers who make restoration-program decisions on a much shorter time-scale than the time-frame in which the ultimate goal of a self-sustaining population can be attained.</p> application/pdf 10.1656/045.022.0408 en Humboldt Field Research Institute Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth article