Mixed in amongst the field work and the lab time students participating in Huntsman field courses have a chance to visit our new Fundy Discovery Aquarium. One of the amazing native animals in the Bay of Fundy Fishes tank is the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhychus).
Atlantic sturgeon information:
· Covered with rows of white, bony plates called scutes.
· Have four barbels near mouth that helps them to find food on the bottom such as worms, crustaceans, mollusks, and small fish.
· Anadromous, meaning the adults go up river to spawn but spend most of their life in estuarine or marine environments.
· Can live 60+ years.
· Primarily cartilaginous.
· Female sturgeons are collected for their eggs or caviar.
Find information about some of the amazing marine animals that live in the Bay of Fundy region under Educational Resources on our website, www.huntsmanmarine.ca/html/education.html.
