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Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years

This photo provided by University of Georgia/UGA graduate research assistant Matt Phillips, shows lake sturgeon from the Coosa River, on July 29, 2022, near Rome, Ga., as part of the largest population study since the state began restocking the "living fossils" in 2002. The fish were wiped out of the river basin in the 1970s, and the state Department of Natural Resources is growing fish from eggs collected in Wisconsin to restock the river basin. (Matt Phillips/University of Georgia via AP)

This photo provided by University of Georgia graduate research assistant Matt Phillips, shows a lake sturgeon with its vacuum-hose-like mouth extended on the Coosa River, on July 14, 2022, at Rome, Ga. The university is making the largest population study of the fish since the state began restocking them in 2002. (Matt Phillips via AP)

This photo provided by University of Georgia/UGA graduate research assistant Matt Phillips, shows a juvenile lake sturgeon on the Coosa River, on June 16, 2022, at Rome, Ga. The "living fossils" were wiped out of the river in the 1970s, and the university is making the largest population study since the state Department of Natural Resources began restocking them in 2002. (Matt Phillips/University of Georgia via AP)

This photo provided by University of Georgia graduate research assistant Matt Phillips, shows research technician Hunter Rider of Opelika, Ala., holding a a lake sturgeon with its vacuum-hose-like mouth extended on the Coosa River, on July 14, 2022, at Rome, Ga. The university is making the largest population study of the fish since the state began restocking them in 2002. (Matt Phillips via AP)

Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years