The Shortnose sturgeon is found on the Hudson river, from the southern tip of Manhattan, in the lower seas. They are restricted in range to the Atlantic seaboard, from Saint John's river in Brunswick to the Saint John's river in florida.
They live mainly in the slower moving waters, or nearshore marine water.
They move into faster moving fresh water to breed
Shortnose sturgeon are effected in the sea, by pollution, construction of large dams, and many northeastern rivers during their period of growth in the late 1800's and early 1900's. They were also effected by overfishing, loss of habit…
