Outdoors Meet the white sturgeon By Patrick Collins Published: November 11, 2021 Updated: May 31, 2022 share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Copy Link Cancel Western Canada is home to white sturgeon, one of North America’s largest freshwater fish. These river dwellers are considered “primitive fish” and haven’t changed much since the Cretaceous period. Time to meet the ancient white sturgeon. Related Story 800 lb. sturgeon caught in B.C.’s Fraser River