Assessment of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning and juvenile habitat in the vicinity of the North**Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan River confluence

赫斯基能源是加拿大最大的综合能源公司之一。2016年夏天，该公司经历了一次地面管道泄漏，向北萨斯喀彻温河排放污染物。然而，赫斯基能源致力于清理河流和恢复鱼类栖息地；关于湖泊鲟鱼(Acipenser Fulvescens)种群的信息空白可能导致资源分配效率低下，错过改善这种濒危物种状况的机会。赫斯基能源公司与萨斯喀彻温省理工学院的自然资源技术(NRT)项目合作，提出了一项旨在解决这些信息差距的研究计划。将确定和绘制湖泊鲟鱼产卵区以及年度幼鱼(YoY)和幼鱼栖息地的地图。

Husky Energy is one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies. In the summer of 2016, the company experienced an above-ground pipeline spill that released contaminants into the North Saskatchewan River. Husky Energy is committed to both cleaning up the river and restoring fish habitat, however; information gaps concerning resident juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) populations may result in inefficient allocation of resources and missed opportunities to improve the status of this endangered species. Working with the Natural Resource Technology (NRT) Program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Sask Polytech), Husky Energy proposes a research initiative designed to address these information gaps. Lake sturgeon spawning areas will be identified and mapped, along with young of the year (YOY) and juvenile habitats.**