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The Covid related restrictions imposed upon international travel and the facilitation of meetings resulted in a substantial delay of the 9th International Symposium on Sturgeons (ISS9) until now. With the perspective that the restrictions concerning the travel and the access to China will be lifted in

Ancient paddlefish and sturgeon bones were collected at a site North Dakota, USA and provide interesting information about the potential time of year when the asteroid hit earth 66 million years ago. Click the following link to read more https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-02-24/dinosaur-asteroid-fish-fossils-tanis-site-suggest-spring-death/100843598

Threatened Gulf Sturgeon Spotted for the First Time in 25 Years Near Jackson, Mississippi The 17-year-old Gulf sturgeon was discovered 200 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico go to the website

The Italian Parliament has amended Constitution, articles 9 and 41. This is an important fact also for the protection of sturgeons. Article 9, in fact,  is part of the "fundamental" articles of the Constitution. It already contained the protection of the landscape heritage and the historical

This Special Issue on the Open Access Journal "Diversity"  is an interesting opportunity to present case studies, research findings, and synthesis papers about several topics relevant for conservation of endangered sturgeons. WSCS members will have a special discount of 20% on publications fees. more info

According to the new EU Reg 2019/6 Receptal ® Ireland MSD (Distributor AGRIHEALTH) can be administered with a waiting time of 25-degree days (eg at 160C 36 h). The dosage is 1-5 µg/kg body weight with a priming dosage of 10% and a resolving dosage of 90%

Two updated Management Plans for the Danube River Basin have been endorsed in the ICPDR’s first online Danube Ministerial Meeting, to which the Danube Sturgeon Task Force was invited as observer. The Management Plans set out measures for the coming six years to ensure cleaner, healthier

Water clarity is the strongest predictor of lake sturgeon harvest success on the Winnebago System, however, the main factor is ice conditions. A lot of information from the DNR (Department of Natural Resource) is available for the season 2022 opening on February 12. go to

Anglers and volunteers in Abbotsford, B.C., have helped save nine sturgeon stranded at the Barrowtown Pump Station after they were displaced from the Sumas River during the floods that devastated the province. go to the site