The study found the fish grew to a commercial size of 300 g in 6 to 8 months and only suffered a 5% mortality rate.
A big fish by any standard, sturgeon can grow to 1,000 pounds.
The young fish stay on or near the shallow breeding area and grow to about 2 inches in their first year.
These fish grow to an average length of about 6 cm.
The fish grows to market size in 16 to 18 months rather than three years.
Consequently, adult fish grow only during the fall and winter.
This fish grows to a length of around 50 cm.
As fish grow longer, they increase in weight, but the relationship is not linear.
During its lifetime the fish can grow to be about 35 cm.
The transgenic fish grow to that size in two years, he said.