White sturgeon are now candidates for listing as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act
White sturgeon are now candidates for listing as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act go to the article
Sturgeon Bycatch Mitigation Workshop, Sept. 4-5 2024, Bordeaux
The Sturgeon Bycatch Mitigation Workshop will be held in Bordeaux on 4 and 5 September 2024 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the IUCN Sturgeon Specialist Group Save the date flyer
The Wisconsin 2024 Sturgeon Spawning Season is completed
A Summary Of The 2024 Sturgeon Spawning Season Wisconsin is home to one of the largest lake sturgeon populations, and their spawning season has now concluded. Here’s a recap of how the 2024 season went: Chippewa River - The lake sturgeon spawn was strong according
China’s Yangtze fish-rescue plan is a failure, study says
China's Yangtze fish-rescue plan is a failure, study says Researchers have debated the best management plan for highly endangered fish species since the 1980s. go to the article
David Randall is no longer among us
It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of another great scientist and researcher who significantly contributed to our understanding of fish physiology, particularly sturgeons. Hosting and collaborating with Dave Randall at the La Casella experimental plant in the nineties was a great
Vadim Birstein has left us.
The disappearance of Vadim Birstein is a great loss for sturgeon studies. His contributions were of great importance to research on these species and he played a fundamental role in the IUCN SSG. In 1997 he participated in the SAC of the ISS3 in Piacenza,
the WSCS wrote a letter of support for SIAA’s action
The WSCS has written a letter of support for the action of the SIAA, the association which intends to perfect the current potential legislation following the determination of the Endangered Species Act relating to the protection of sturgeon species through the prohibition of the importation
Lake sturgeon journeys 651 miles from Wisconsin to Missouri!
Lake sturgeon journeys 651 miles from Wisconsin to Missouri! https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/wisconsin-lake-sturgeon-chippewa-river-jim-falls
USFWS decides lake sturgeon do not warrant federal listing
USFWS decides lake sturgeon do not warrant federal listing https://apnews.com/article/lake-sturgeon-endangered-list-fish-wildlife-88b4299e1f8223c59794564c70d30c52
Recent sturgeon and paddlefish papers
Recent sturgeon and paddlefish papers Káldy, J, G. Fazekas, B Kovács, M Molnár, B Lázár, N Pálinkás-Bodzsár, U Ljubobratovic, G Fazekas, G Kovács, and E Vákonyi. 2024. Unidirectional hybridization between American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) and sterlet Acipenser ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758). PeerJ 12:e16717. https://peerj.com/articles/16717/#