So interesting to read about their genealogy, so to speak: The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish, which date back to the Early Jurassic period, some 174 to 201 million years ago.
Ancient Lineage: They've existed since the time of dinosaurs, appearing in the fossil record over 136 million years ago.
Scutes (Armor): Instead of scales, they have five rows of bony plates called scutes for protection, resembling armor.
Cartilaginous Skeleton: Like sharks, their skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone.
Barbels & Suctorial Mouth: Four whisker-like barbels on their snout detect food, which they suck up with a toothless, extendible mouth.
Electroreceptors: Organs on their head (ampullae of Lorenzini) detect weak electric fields from prey.

Riverence USA's Clear Springs facility in Idaho features a viewing pond that houses large, "smaller" sturgeon.
By raising fish on land, we can manage our farms to better capture waste and create value while reducing reliance on marine resources. Reusing water helps to reduce our footprint, and manure from our farms is used to replenish nutrients in nearby terrestrial cropland. Being land-based also means our fish have a shorter, less consumptive journey to our customers.