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Great Lakes Aquarium requests $750,000 for sturgeon recovery exhibit and rearing support
Summary
The aquarium and Fond du Lac Band said a new 1,300‑square‑foot exhibit and flow‑through rearing system will support lake sturgeon restoration in the St. Louis River and educate the public; the request was $750,000 from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund against a $1.7 million project budget.
Representative Johnson presented House File 12‑81 to support a conservation and public‑education program at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth focused on lake sturgeon recovery in the St. Louis River.
Jay Walker, executive director of the Great Lakes Aquarium, described a proposed 1,300 square‑foot gallery that will function as an exhibit and a working hatchery with a flow‑through life‑support…
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