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Sixth National Conference & exhibition of Caviar and related industries, Iran (virtual)

16 July 2021

A virtual conference titled "Sixth National Conference & exhibition of Caviar and related industries" is organized by the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, Iranian Fishery organization, Iranian Fishery Science Research Institute, International Sturgeon Research Institute, CITES, Guilan University, Gorgan Agricultural University, National Health Network

WSCS and WD4C (Working Dogs for Conservation) Collaboration

8 July 2021

The World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS) and Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) have teamed up to address the trade of illegal caviar. WD4C trains conservation dogs to protect wildlife and wild places (https://wd4c.org/), while the focus of the WSCS is conservation and restoration of sturgeon

A fingerling of Acipenser naccarii found in the Po River, Italy

6 July 2021

On June 26, an Adriatic sturgeon fingerling was sight, captured, photographed and released by an amateur fisherman in the stretch of the Po river between the Lambro and Trebbia tributaries, upstream of the Isola Serafini dam. Sightings of this type have already been reported in

A new law for the protection of Yangtze River sturgeons, China

6 July 2021

A new law entitled Changjiang River Protection Law of P.R.China that is a first law for a large region or a watershed in China, which has been taken effect since March 1, 2021. This Law is formulated with a view to strengthening the protection and

DSTF, WSCS and WWF sent a letter to Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner

2 July 2021

In Europe eight species of sturgeon are endemic, seven of which are critically endangered. The EU habitats Directive lists all eight species and the latest reporting under Art17 of the Directive assessed seven species as “Unfavourable bad”, meaning they are in “serious danger of becoming

WSCS comments on Polish plans to construct a new mainstem dam on Vistula River, Poland

28 June 2021

WSCS comments on Polish plans to construct a new mainstem dam on Vistula River, Poland The World Sturgeon Conservation Society raised concerns about a planned dam in the lower reach of the Vistula River some 40 km below an already existing facility. This river

WSCS raises concerns on the Georgian Namakhvani Hydropower Project

28 June 2021

WSCS raises concerns on the Georgian Namakhvani Hydropower Project On the River Rioni, Georgia, one of the last rivers in the Back and Azov Sea Basin which still have self-sustaining /naturally reproducing sturgeon populations, a large hydropower project is planned by international investors and the

NASPS Webinar – Early Life Stage Recruitment Bottlenecks

22 June 2021

NASPS Webinar – Early Life Stage Recruitment Bottlenecks 23 June 2021 at 10 AM PST NASPS invites you to a webinar focused on early life stage recruitment bottlenecks in sturgeons. We are excited to have 3 presenters who will describe aspects of their research

Edwin David Lane left us

22 June 2021

Another friend of sturgeons passed away go to the obituary

Telemetry for tracking sturgeons

22 May 2021

New Jersey’s Bureau of Marine Fisheries first deployed acoustic receivers to track the migratory patterns of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon in the Delaware Bay ten years ago. Interesting results. go to the site

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