ALBANY (AP) -- The state Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding anglers to be aware of spawning lake sturgeon in tributaries of the Great Lakes, Finger Lakes and Oneida Lake - and leave them alone.
Lake sturgeon are especially active at this time, but they're a threatened species in New York. There's no open season and possession is prohibited.
Last year, DEC received numerous reports of lake sturgeon caught in the Upper Niagara River near Buffalo Harbor.
Since 1996, lake sturgeon have been periodically stocked by DEC into Black Lake, Cayuga Lake, the Genesee River, Oneida Lake, the Oswegatchie River, Raquette River, St. Lawrence River, and St. Regis River.
They can also be found in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the Seneca, Niagara and Oswego Rivers, among other waterbodies.
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